# fieri facias

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. In English law, a writ of execution issued after judgment obtained in a legal action for debt or damages.

## 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).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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