writ of scire facias
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Scire facias — In English law, a writ of scire facias (from the Latin meaning to cause to be known ) was a writ founded upon some judicial record directing the sheriff to make the record known ( scire facias ) to a specified party, and requiring that defendant… … Wikipedia
scire facias — /sayriy feysh(iy)as/ A judicial writ, founded upon some matter of record, such as a judgment or recognizance and requiring the person against whom it is brought to show cause why the party bringing it should not have advantage of such record, or… … Black's law dictionary
scire facias — sci·re fa·ci·as / sī rē fā shē əs, shəs, shē ˌas; skē rā fä kē ˌäs/ n [Medieval Latin, you should cause to know] 1: a judicial writ founded upon some matter of record and requiring the party proceeded against to show cause why the record should… … Law dictionary
Scire facias — Sci re fa ci*as (s[imac] r[ e] f[=a] sh[i^]*[a^]s). [L., do you cause to know.] (Law) A judicial writ, founded upon some record, and requiring the party proceeded against to show cause why the party bringing it should not have advantage of such… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scire facias — [sī′rē fā′shē as΄] n. [ME < L, that you cause to know] Law 1. 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 2. a proceeding begun by… … English World dictionary
scire facias — A writ of statutory origin (13 Edward I, chapter 45) used both as an original writ to obtain a judgment where none has before existed and as a writ of execution or continuation of a judgment previously entered. 47 Am J1st Sc F §§ 3, 4. A writ… … Ballentine's law dictionary
scire facias — /suy ree fay shee as /; Lat. /skee rdde fah kee ahs /, Law. 1. 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. 2. a judicial proceeding… … Universalium
scire facias quare restitutionem non — /sayriy feysh(iy)as kweriy restat(y)uwshiy6wnam non/ This writ lies where execution on a judgment has been levied, but the money has not been paid over to the plaintiff, and the judgment is afterwards reversed in error or on appeal; in such a… … Black's law dictionary
scire facias — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, you should cause to know Date: 15th century 1. a judicial writ founded on some matter of record and requiring the party proceeded against to show cause why the record should not be enforced,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
amicable scire facias to revive a judgment — /aemakabal sayriy feyshiyss/ A written agreement, signed by the person to be bound by the revival, in the nature of a writ of scire facias with a confession of judgment thereon, which must be duly docketed, but which requires no judicial action… … Black's law dictionary
