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Meaning of "scire facias" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCIRE FACIAS

From legal Latin, literally: cause (him) to know.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SCIRE FACIAS

ˈsaɪərɪ ˈfeɪʃɪˌæs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCIRE FACIAS

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scire facias is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCIRE FACIAS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Scire facias

In English law, a writ of scire facias was a writ founded upon some judicial record directing the sheriff to make the record known to a specified party, and requiring the defendant to show cause why the party bringing the writ shouldn't 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. In the United States, the writ has been abolished under federal law but may still be available in some state legal systems.

Definition of scire facias in the English dictionary

The definition of scire facias in the dictionary is 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. Other definition of scire facias is a proceeding begun by the issue of such a writ.

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCIRE FACIAS

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SCIRE FACIAS

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Synonyms and antonyms of scire facias in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «scire facias» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

scire财产令状
1,325 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Spanish

facias SCIRE
570 millions of speakers
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English

scire facias
510 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Hindi

scire facias
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

facias scire
280 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Russian

scire facias
278 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Portuguese

facias Scire
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

আপনি কি জানেন?
260 millions of speakers
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Translator English - French

facias SCIRE
220 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Malay

Scias facias
190 millions of speakers
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Scire facias
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

scireのfacias
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

scire 의 facias
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Javanese

Scire facias
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

scire facias
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தோள்பட்டை
75 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Marathi

समजून घेणे
75 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Turkish

Scire facias
70 millions of speakers
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facias Scirè
65 millions of speakers
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facias scire
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scire facias
40 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Romanian

facias scire
30 millions of speakers
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Scire facias
15 millions of speakers
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Scire facias
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Scire facias
10 millions of speakers
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Scire facias
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCIRE FACIAS»

Discover the use of scire facias in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scire facias and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Law Dictionary Containing Definitions of the Terms and ...
SCIRE FACIAS SCOTCH PEERS requiring the person against whom it is brought to show cause why the party bringing it should not have advantage of such record, or (in the case of a scire facias to repeal letters patent) why the record should ...
Henry Campbell Black, 1910
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The Law-dictionary, Explaining the Rise, Progress, and ...
2 Inst. 272; 2 Mod. 227. But in C. B. whenever the scire facias is to revive a judgment against the same defendant, who was party and privy to the judgment, one scirc facias is sufficient, though a nihil be returned thereto. Dy. 186; Salk. 599 .
Sir Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, Thomas Colpitts Granger, 1836
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The practice of the Court of King's Bench in personal ...
SCIRE FACIAS. Sect. 1. Scire Facias, and in what Cases it is requisite. A scire facias is a judicial writ, founded upon some record, and requiring the person against whom it is brought, to show cause why the party bringing it should not have ...
John Frederick Archbold, Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, 1827
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United States Digest: Digest of the Decisions of the Courts ...
The issuing and return of a scire facias, under the act of April 4, 1798, does not continue the lien of the judgment beyond the five years limited by the act. Vitri v. Dauci, 3 Rawle, 9. 53. A judgment, confessed on an amicable scire facias on a ...
Theron Metcalf, George Ticknor Curtis, Jonathan Cogswell Perkins, 1853
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Digest of the Decisions of the Courts of Common Law & ...
A scire facias on a justice's transcript, need not show the date of the execution which had issued on the justice's judgment, nor of its return of " no property found ." Campbell v. Baldwin, 6 Blackf. 364. 116. An allegation in a scire facias on a ...
Theron Metcalf, J. P. Putnam, George Ticknor Curtis, 1856
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An Analytical Digested Index to the Common Law Reports: From ...
A scire facias is barred by a release of all actions. 2 Saund. 6 a. 4. But a release of a recognizance, ante emanationem scire facias, is an immaterial plea. Rogers v. Wood, 10 Mod. 87. 5. Error coram nobis is no plea to a judgment on a scire ...
Thomas Coventry, Samuel Hughes, 1832
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Digest of the decisions of the courts of common law and ...
A scire facias lies to revive a judgment, although a previous execution has issued , in every case where the whole debt has not been levied. StWe v. Wood, Coxe, 118. 24. A scire jacias may, by the Kentucky statute, be executed any time before  ...
Theron Metcalf, Jonathan Cogswell Perkins, George Ticknor Curtis, 1863
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The law-dictionary: explaining the rise, progress, and ...
Note; after such motion, and judgment revived by scire facias, if the defendant dies before execution, the plaintiff must sue a new scire facias, but may have it without motion, for the judgment was revived before. Salk. 598. Sellon's Pract.
Giles Jacob, Sir Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, 1811
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A Complete System of Pleading: Comprehending the Most ...
Scire facias against bail in debt in B. R, 365. Sheriffs return ef nil habet to scire facias. Proceedings in scire facias in debt. In affumpfit. Against administratrix in cafe or debt. Against executor for an executor for administrator. Entry of two scire  ...
John Wentworth, 1797
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Law-dictionary Explaining the Rise, Progress and Present ...
On a scire facias to have execution upon a judgment in action of debt, every ter- tenant is to be contributory ; and therefore one shall not answer, as long as he can shew that another is liable and not warned: Contra on a scire facias upon a ...
Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, 1820

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCIRE FACIAS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scire facias is used in the context of the following news items.
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On Ted Cruz's Problematic Plan for Retention Elections in the US …
In England, for example, the preferred procedure for adjudicating judicial misbehavior was the writ of scire facias. Likewise, when private parties with good ... «United Liberty, Jul 15»
2
Another idea for addressing patent trolling: eliminate jury trials
Interestingly (at least for students of legal history), challenges to patent validity were done by a writ of scire facias, which were heard by a Chancery court, which ... «opensource.com, Feb 15»
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Case involving bar hasn't had last call
But two weeks ago, the appellate court ruled (in 16 pages of legalese involving such things res judica, writs of scire facias and collateral estoppel) that Stouffer's ... «Reading Eagle, Sep 14»
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JARRELL v. JARRELL
As a result, Father filed a "Petition for Scire Facias and Citation for both Civil and Criminal Contempt and to Amend/Modify Permanent Parenting Plan." Following ... «Leagle.com, Mar 12»
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ROETHLEIN v. PORTNOFF LAW ASSOCIATES, LTD.
Lastly, the proposed exclusive statutory remedies that Portnoff claims preclude the claim of unjust enrichment, i.e., scire facias, and the refund statute, do not ... «Leagle.com, Jul 11»
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