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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 sci·re fa·cias /ˌsaɪriˈfeʃ(i)əs/

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Sci·re fa·ci·as  Law A judicial writ, founded upon some record, and requiring the party proceeded against to show cause why the party bringing it should not have advantage of such record, or (as in the case of scire facias to repeal letters patent) why the record should not be annulled or vacated.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 scire facias
      n : a judicial writ based on some record and requiring the party
          against whom it is brought to show cause why the record
          should not be enforced or annulled