"scire facias" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scire faciases [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin scīre faciās (“let them know”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|scīre faciās|t=let them know}} Borrowed from Latin scīre faciās (“let them know”) Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} scire facias (plural scire faciases)
  1. (law) 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. Wikipedia link: scire facias Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-scire_facias-en-noun-Ml7vqa3B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: law

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