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fieri facias

/fi.ˈɛr.i ˈfæ.ki.ˌəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
fier-i -fa-cias
IPA
/fi.ˈɛr.i ˈfæ.ki.ˌəs/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In English law, a writ of execution issued after judgment obtained in a legal action for debt or damages.

Etymology

From Middle English fieri facias, from Medieval Latin fierī faciās (“thou shouldst cause it to be done”), which is not a normal Classical Latin construction but a calque from Romance causatives from faciō and infinitive (attested since Late Latin).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

fi fa fi. fa.

Questions

How do you pronounce fieri facias?
The recorded pronunciation is /fi.ˈɛr.i ˈfæ.ki.ˌəs/.
What does fieri facias mean?
In English law, a writ of execution issued after judgment obtained in a legal action for debt or damages.
Where does fieri facias come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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