Fieri facias
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law · Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
I. (That you cause to be made.) A writ of execution directing the sheriff to levy the amount of a judgment from the lands and goods of the defendant; it is usually enforced against the goods only; v. Elegit. Fieri feci: the return of the sheriff to d Lf.fa. that he has satisfied the judgment. Fieri non debet Bed factum valet: it ought not to be done; but, when done, it is valid.