A court order to force the sale of real estate to pay a judgment is called:

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A writ of execution is a court order directing a sheriff or other law enforcement officer to seize and sell a debtor's property to pay off a judgment. This includes real estate. An attachment is a court order to seize a debtor's property to secure a judgment, but it does not necessarily require a sale of the property. A deficiency judgment is a judgment against a debtor for the difference between the amount owed on a foreclosed property and the amount the property sells for at auction. A foreclosure is a legal process in which a lender takes possession of a property due to the borrower's failure to make mortgage payments. It may or may not involve a court order to sell the property.

A Court Order to Force the Sale of Real Estate