scire facias

[ sahy-ree fey-shee-as; Latin skee-re fah-kee-ahs ]
/ ˈsaɪ ri ˈfeɪ ʃiˌæs; Latin ˈski rɛ ˈfɑ kiˌɑs /

noun Law.

a writ requiring the party against whom it is brought to show cause why a judgment, letters patent, etc., should not be executed, vacated, or annulled.
a judicial proceeding initiated by such a writ.

Origin of scire facias

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin scīre faciās literally, make (him) know

Words nearby scire facias

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British Dictionary definitions for scire facias

scire facias
/ (ˈsaɪərɪ ˈfeɪʃɪˌæs) /

noun law rare

a judicial writ founded upon some record, such as a judgment, letters patent, etc, requiring the person against whom it is brought to show cause why the record should not be enforced or annulled
a proceeding begun by the issue of such a writ

Word Origin for scire facias

C15: from legal Latin, literally: cause (him) to know