habere facias possessionem
noun
ha·be·re fa·ci·as pos·ses·si·o·nem
\həˈbirēˈfāshēəspəˌzesēˈōˌnem\
Definition of habere facias possessionem
: a writ of execution in ejectment originally in England in cases of chattels real
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Origin and Etymology of habere facias possessionem
Medieval Latin, you should cause to have possession (the opening words of the writ)
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