Scire Facias

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Definition of Scire Facias

A writ founded upon some record, such as a judgment or letters patent, etc., directing the sheriff to make known to the person against whom it is brought to show cause why the person bringing it should not have advantage of the record, etc., or where it is used to repeal letters patent, etc., why the record should not be annulled.
If the sheriff executes the writ by warning the defendant, he returns scire fed (“I have caused to be warned”) ; if he does not warn him, he returns nihil

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