scire facias

sci·re fa·ci·as (s

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1. A writ requiring the party against which it is issued to appear and show cause why a judicial record should not be enforced, repealed, or annulled.

2. A judicial proceeding under this writ.

[Middle English, from Latin scre facis, you should cause (him) to know (a phrase that occurs in the writ) : scre, to know + facis, second person sing. present subjunctive of facere, to do, make.]

scire facias [ˈsaɪərɪ ˈfeɪʃɪˌæs]

n Law rare

1. (Law) a judicial writ founded upon some record, such as a judgment, letters patent, etc., requiring the person against whom it is brought to show cause why the record should not be enforced or annulled

2. (Law) a proceeding begun by the issue of such a writ

[from legal Latin, literally: cause (him) to know]

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Noun

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

judicial writ, writ - (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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20) This is similar to, but different than, proceeding by the writ of scire facias which was a common law remedy for the revival of a dormant judgment, though no longer recognized in Florida.

The life of a money judgment in Florida is limited - for only some ... by Maloy, Richard H.W.; Lynne, Cynthia / Florida Bar Journal

being in the nature of a scire facias "was not a new action but was only a step in the original cause of a remedial nature to effectuate the lien already in existence.

Federal judgments in Florida - still good after five years by Tanner, Michael G. / Florida Bar Journal