scire facias

sci·re fa·cias

noun \ˌsī-rē-ˈfā-sh(ē-)əs\

Definition of SCIRE FACIAS

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, annulled, or vacated

2

: a legal proceeding instituted by a scire facias

Origin of SCIRE FACIAS

Middle English, from Medieval Latin, you should cause to know

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with SCIRE FACIAS

arenaceous, carbonaceous, contumacious, disputatious, efficacious, farinaceous, foliaceous, gallinaceous, orchidaceous, ostentatious, perspicacious, pertinacious, solanaceous, violaceous