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WRIT OF INQUIRY, practice. When in an action sounding in damages, (q. v.) as covenant, trespass, and the like, an interlocutory judgment is rendered, which is, that the plaintiff ought to recover his damages, without specifying the amount, ...
To ascertain such damages it is the practice to issue a writ of inquiry.
 See also: Wrong, Writ of error, Writ of execution, Wrongful discharge, Writ of replevin
  
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