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| sci·re fa·ci·as [ sree fáyshee əss ] (plural sci·re fa·ci·ases) |
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1. legal requirement: a writ that requires a defendant to appear in court and show why the plaintiff should not be permitted to take a specific legal step
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2. proceeding that leads to scire facias: the judicial proceeding that produces a writ of scire facias
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| [< Latin, "you should cause (him or her) to know"] |
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