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Fieri facias

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Noun
  1. 1
    In English law, a writ of execution issued after judgment obtained in a legal action for debt or damages.
  2. 2
    a writ ordering a levy on the belongings of a debtor to satisfy the debt wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English fieri facias, from Medieval Latin fierī faciās (“thou shouldst cause it to be done”), which is not a normal Classical Latin construction but a calque from Romance causatives from faciō and infinitive (attested since Late Latin).

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