fieri facias

[ fahy-uh-rahy fey-shee-as ]

noun

, Law.

1. a writ commanding a sheriff to levy and sell as much of a debtor's property as is necessary to satisfy a creditor's claim against the debtor. : FI. FA., fi. fa.

fieri facias

/ ˈfaɪəˌraɪ ˈfeɪʃɪəs /

noun

1. law a writ ordering a levy on the belongings of an adjudged debtor to satisfy the debt

Word History and Origins

Origin of fieri facias¹

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin: literally, have it made, equivalent to fierī to be made + faciās cause, 2nd-person singular present subjunctive of facere to bring about

Word History and Origins

Origin of fieri facias¹

C15: from Latin, literally: cause (it) to be done

Example Sentences

The form of the writ of fieri facias requires the sheriff to make a return to the writ.

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Two years subsequently it was necessary to make a new act to allow all technical terms to continue Latin, which were too ridiculous to be translated, such as nisi prius, fieri facias, habeas corpus.

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By a writ of fieri facias the sheriff could be commanded to seize the goods and chattels of the debtor in satisfaction of the debt.

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It is all but absurd to say that a man's goods are sold on a fieri facias, or that he himself goes to jail, in pursuance of his contract.

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A red-faced man is said to have been served with a writ of fieri facias.

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