habere facias possessionem

noun

ha·​be·​re fa·​ci·​as pos·​ses·​si·​o·​nem

həˈbirēˈfāshēəspəˌzesēˈōˌnem

: a writ of execution in ejectment originally in England in cases of chattels real

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin, you should cause to have possession (the opening words of the writ)

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