scire facias

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Noun scire facias has 1 sense

scire facias - a judicial writ based on some record and requiring the party against whom it is brought to show cause why the record should not be enforced or annulled
--₁ is a kind of writ, judicial writ

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Scire Facias

Part of speech: Noun

Sense: A writ commanding a defendant to show cause why a judgment against them should not be revived or enforced.

Usage:

The plaintiff filed a scire facias to revive the judgment against the debtor.
The court issued a scire facias to enforce the outstanding judgement.

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