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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 513.345

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

If any officer to whom any execution shall be delivered shall not return the same according to law and the command of the writ, such officer and his sureties shall be liable to pay the damages sustained by such default, to be recovered by the party aggrieved, by action upon the official bond of the officer, or by civil action against such officer.