Middle English Dictionary Entry
fieri facias n.
Entry Info
| Forms | fieri facias n. |
| Etymology | L |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Law A writ of execution directing the payment of a sum, specified by judgment of a court, from the goods and property of a defendant.
Associated quotations
- (1464) RParl.5.561a : That noo Writtes of Fieri fac'..be not pursued ne hadde ayenst the seid Maire and Communalte.
- (1472) Paston (Gairdner)5.139 : I was bond to the shrevys..for a fyeri facias that is awardyd owt of yowr lond.