Scire Facias Definition
sīrē fāshē-əs, skērĕ fäkē-äs
noun
A writ, founded on a record, requiring the person against whom it is issued to appear and show cause why the record should not be enforced or annulled.
Webster's New World
A proceeding begun by issuing such a writ.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Scire Facias
Noun
Singular:
scire facias
Plural:
scire-faciasesOrigin of Scire Facias
Middle English from Latin scīre faciās you should cause (him) to know (a phrase that occurs in the writ) scīre to know faciās second person sing. present subjunctive of facere to do, make
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Latin, let them know.
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