Fieri
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I To be made; to be done. Fieri facias: cause you to be made; a writ of execution directing the sheriff to make the amount of a judgment against lands and goods, but usually enforced against goods only. Fieri feci: I have caused to be made; the return upon such a writ that the judgment has been satisfied. Fieri non debet (debnit) sed factum valet: it ought not to be done, but [if] done, it is valid.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Lat. To be made; to be done, bee IN Frei.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. To be made; to be done. See In fieri. Fieri ■•M dwthtf Ideb Mlt,] •ed fmrntrnwrn valet. It ought not to be done, but [if] done, it is valid. Skep. Touch. 6. 6 Co. 39. T. Rayw; 58. 1 Stra, 526. A maxim frequently applied in practice. Piatt, J., 19 Johns. R, 84, 92.