scire facias
scire facias noun: a judicial writ directing the sheriff to make the record known to a specified party, and requiring that defendant to show cause why the party bringing the writ should not be able to cite that record in his own interest, or why, in the case of letters patent and grants, the patent or grant should not be annulled and vacated.
Noun
scire facias (plural scire faciases)
- A judicial writ directing the sheriff to make the record known to a specified party, and requiring that defendant to show cause why the party bringing the writ should not be able to cite that record in his own interest, or why, in the case of letters patent and grants, the patent or grant should not be annulled and vacated.
- Scire facias against sheriff, who took more money of the vill for the expences of a knight to serve in parliamente than was assessed1799, John Wentworth, A Complete System of Pleading
Forms of scire facias
| plural | scire faciases |
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Origin of scire facias
Borrowed from Latin scīre faciās (“let them know”).
Questions about scire facias
- What does scire facias mean?
- Scire facias means a judicial writ directing the sheriff to make the record known to a specified party, and requiring that defendant to show cause why the party bringing the writ should not be able to cite that record in his own interest, or why, in the case of letters patent and grants, the patent or grant should not be annulled and vacated.
- What part of speech is scire facias?
- Scire facias is a noun.
- What is the plural of scire facias?
- The plural of scire facias is scire faciases.
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