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noun
In English law, a writ of execution issued after judgment obtained in a legal action for debt or damages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
a writ ordering a levy on the belongings of a debtor to satisfy the debt
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: writ, judicial writ
History
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).
