Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

Facias

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

You do it.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

That you cause. Occurring in the phrases "scire facias," (that you cause to know,) "fieri facias," (that you cause to be made,) etc.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

I. I You cause, — an emphatic word in various writs.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Thatyou canse. Occurring in the phrases “seive fucias,” (that you case to know,) “fiert facias,” (that you cause te ‘be made,) ete,

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Lat. [from /a«r«, q. v.] You cause. An emphatic word in various writs, as of venire facias, fieri facias, scire facias, (qq. v.) Hence selected to express their names.