Definition of: scire facias

(sī′rē fā′shē·əs) Law Latin
A writ (or the proceeding under it) commanding the party against whom it is issued to show cause why the plaintiff should not have advantage of or execution on a judicial record, or why a non-judicial record should not be repealed or annulled; literally, that you cause to know: abbr. sci. fa., or s. f.