Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scire facias

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.94 in modern English

Syllables: scire -fa-cias
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Example Sentences

"Scire facias against sheriff, who took more money of the vill for the expences of a knight to serve in parliamente than was assessed"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scīre faciās (“let them know”).

Inflected Forms

scire faciases (plural)

Questions

What does scire facias mean?: 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.
Where does scire facias come from?: Borrowed from Latin scīre faciās (“let them know”).

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