A judicial writ that lies for one who has recovered in debt or damages, commanding the sheriff that he cause to be made of the goods, chattels, or real estate of the defendant, the sum claimed.
a writ ordering a levy on the belongings of a debtor to satisfy the debt
Means you "cause it to be done." A judicial writ directing the sheriff to satisfy a judgment from the debtor's property.
A judicial writ directing the sheriff to satisfy a judgement for the debtor's property. Applies to personal and real property. This term is used interchangeably with execution.
Lat. Means that you "cause (it) to be done." A writ of execution commanding the sheriff to levy and make the amount of a judgment from the goods and chattels of the judgment debtor.
A writ of fieri facias is executed after a judgment is entered against an individual to pay a debt. It commands a sheriff or other officer of the court to take property from the person who lost the law suit and sell enough to pay the debt owed by the judgment.
writ of fieri facias commands a sheriff to take and sell enough property from the person who lost the law suit, to pay the debt owed by the judgment.
Latin for "that you cause to be done." This is a court document that instructs a sheriff to seize and sell a defendant's property in order to satisfy a monetary judgment against the defendant.
Fieri facias, usually abbreviated fi. fa. (Lat. that you cause to be made), in English law, a writ of execution after judgment obtained in action of debt or damages. It is addressed to the sheriff, and commands him to make good the amount out of the goods of the person against whom judgment has been obtained.