scire facias

noun1

1. •
   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.

   • Scire facias against sheriff, who took more money of the vill for the expences of a knight to serve in parliamente than was assessed — 1799