Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
facias — You do it; you cause. See exigi facias; extendi facias; fieri facias; levari facias; replegiari facias; scire facias; venire facias … Ballentine's law dictionary
facias — /feys(hXi)yas/ That you cause. Occurring in the phrases scire facias (that you cause to know), fieri facias (that you cause to be made), etc. Used also in the phrases do ut facias (I give that you may do), facio ut facias (I do that you may do),… … Black's law dictionary
facias — /feys(hXi)yas/ That you cause. Occurring in the phrases scire facias (that you cause to know), fieri facias (that you cause to be made), etc. Used also in the phrases do ut facias (I give that you may do), facio ut facias (I do that you may do),… … Black's law dictionary
facias — fa·ci·a || feɪʃə n. sign board (of a shop); dashboard, instrument panel of a car (British) … English contemporary dictionary
Scire facias — In English law, a writ of scire facias (from the Latin meaning to cause to be known ) was a writ founded upon some judicial record directing the sheriff to make the record known ( scire facias ) to a specified party, and requiring that defendant… … Wikipedia
fieri facias — fi·e·ri fa·ci·as / fī ə rē fā shē əs, sē ; fē e rē fä kē ˌäs/ n [Medieval Latin, literally, may you cause it to be done, from words used in the writ, typically de terris et cattalis fieri facias may you raise from the lands and chattels (of the… … Law dictionary
Fieri facias — In English law, fieri facias , usually abbreviated fi. fa. (Latin that you cause to be made ) is a writ of execution issued in the High Court after judgment obtained in a legal action for debt or damages.It is addressed to the sheriff or High… … Wikipedia
Venire facias de novo — Latin literally (you)cause to come anew . Venire facias (literally (you) cause to come )is a writ issued by an official of the court summoning prospective jurors. Venire facias de novo is a legal term which the court uses when there has been some … Wikipedia
scire facias — sci·re fa·ci·as / sī rē fā shē əs, shəs, shē ˌas; skē rā fä kē ˌäs/ n [Medieval Latin, you should cause to know] 1: a judicial writ founded upon some matter of record and requiring the party proceeded against to show cause why the record should… … Law dictionary
venire facias — venire fa·ci·as / fā shē əs/ n [Medieval Latin venire facias ( juratores or juratam ) may you cause (the jurors or the jury) to come (words used in the writ)]: a writ ordering a sheriff to summon a jury Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… … Law dictionary
writ of fieri facias — writ of fie‧ri fa‧ci‧as [ˌrɪt əv ˌfaɪəraɪ ˈfeɪʆiəs ǁ ˌfaɪri ] abbreviation fi fa noun writs of fieri facias PLURALFORM [countable] LAW a writ ordering an officer to take and sell property belonging to someone who owes money, until the value of… … Financial and business terms
