fieri facias

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F0111800 (fī′ə-rē fā′shē-əs, fā′shəs)n. Law A writ of execution authorizing a sheriff to lay a claim to and seize the goods and chattels of a debtor to fulfill a judgment against the debtor.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin fierī faciās, you should cause (it) to be done (words used in the writ) : Latin fierī, to be done + Latin faciās, second person sing. present subjunctive of facere, to do, cause.]

fieri facias

(ˈfaɪəˌraɪ ˈfeɪʃɪəs) n (Law) law a writ ordering a levy on the belongings of an adjudged debtor to satisfy the debt[C15: from Latin, literally: cause (it) to be done]

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(ˈfaɪ əˌraɪ ˈfeɪ ʃiˌæs)

n. a writ commanding a sheriff to sell as much of a debtor's property as necessary to satisfy a creditor's claim. [1425–75; late Middle English < Latin: literally, may it be caused to happen]

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fieri facias - a writ ordering a levy on the belongings of a debtor to satisfy the debtjudicial writ, writ - (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officerlaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

fieri facias

Fieri Facias

[Latin, Cause (it) to be done.] The name of a writ of execution that directs a sheriff to seize and sell the goods and chattels of a Judgment Debtor in order to satisfy the judgment against the debtor.

In its original form, the writ directed the seizure and sale of goods and chattels only, but eventually was enlarged to permit levy on real property, too; largely synonymous with a modern writ of execution.

fieri facias

a writ in the prescribed form appropriate to the particular case, expressed in the form of a royal command directing the sheriff of the county in which the judgment debtor's goods are situated to seize in execution such of those goods as are authorized to be seized by law and to sell so much of them as may be sufficient to satisfy the judgment debt. The usual method of enforcement of a money judgment is by way of a writ of fieri facias.

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noun a writ ordering a levy on the belongings of a debtor to satisfy the debt

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