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fieri facias

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fi⋅e⋅ri fa⋅ci⋅as

  [fahy-uh-rahy fey-shee-as]
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–noun Law.
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. Abbreviation: FI. FA., fi. fa.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME < L: lit., have it made, equiv. to fierī to be made + faciās cause, 2nd sing. pres. subj. of facere to bring about
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fi·er·i fa·ci·as   (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.]
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fieri facias 
writ concerning a sum awarded in judgment (often requiring seizure and sale of property for debt), 1463, from L., lit. "cause it to be done," the first words of the writ.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: fi·e·ri fa·ci·as
Pronunciation: 'fI-&-rE-'fA-shE-&s, -sE-; 'fE-e-rE-'fä-kE-"äs
Function: noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin, literally, may you cause it to be done, from words used in the writ, typically de terris et cattalis fieri facias may you raise from the lands and chattels (of the defendant) (a given sum)
: a writ authorizing a sheriff to seize and sell certain items of the property of a debtor in order to satisfy a creditor's judgment against the debtor —see also EXECUTION
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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