fi. fa.
Law & Legal abbreviation · Latin Legal
| Stands for | Fieri facias (that you cause to be made) |
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| Categories | Law & Legal |
fi. fa. stands for Fieri facias (that you cause to be made), a Latin legal abbreviation.
Writ of execution directing a sheriff or enforcement officer to seize and sell a judgment debtor's goods to satisfy a money judgment. The name reflects the writ's command that the officer cause the sum to be made from the debtor's property.
Example: The creditor obtained a writ of fi. fa. and the sheriff levied on the debtor's equipment.
Usage notes
Still used in several US states, including Georgia, where tax and judgment fi. fas. are recorded on the general execution docket, and Virginia. In the High Court of England and Wales, the writ of fieri facias was renamed a writ of control in April 2014.
Related abbreviations
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- cert. – Certiorari
- Cur. adv. vult – Curia advisari vult (the court wishes to consider)
- d.b.n. – De bonis non (of goods not administered)
- et ux. – Et uxor (and wife)
- ex p. – Ex parte (on the application of)
- ex rel. – Ex relatione (on the relation of)
- habeas – Habeas corpus (you should have the body)
- i.a. – Inter alia (among other things)
- IFP – In forma pauperis (in the manner of a pauper)
- JNOV – Judgment non obstante veredicto (judgment notwithstanding the verdict)
- L.S. – Locus sigilli (place of the seal)
- nem. con. – Nemine contradicente (with no one dissenting)
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This entry is for general education and is not legal advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.