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In English law, a writ of scire facias (Latin, meaning literally "make known") is a writ founded upon some judicial record directing the sheriff to make the record known to a specified party, and requiring the defendant to show cause why the party bringing the writ should not be able to cite that record in his own interest, or formerly why, in the case of letters patent and grants, the patent ...
It appears that Hamilton is relying on the efficacy of the writ of scire facias, coupled with a presumption that other branches of government will ignore unconstitutional judicial decisions, as a control upon judicial misconduct. [citation needed]
Aboriginal title, Treaty of Waitangi, Scire facias R v Symonds (The Queen v Symonds) was an 1847 New Zealand Supreme Court [ a ] case that incorporated the concept of aboriginal title into New Zealand law and upheld the government's pre-emptive right of purchase to Māori land deriving from the common law and expressed in the Treaty of Waitangi .
Habere facias visum, a writ commanding a view of the lands in question. [14] Habere facias seisinam, a writ of execution commanding the sheriff to give the plaintiff possession of a freehold. Where the interest is less than the freehold the writ is known as habere facias possessionem. [14] Homine replegiando, a writ to bail a man out of prison ...
scire facias: Let them know. A writ, directing local officials to officially inform a party of official proceedings concerning them. scire feci: I have made known. The official response of the official serving a writ of scire facias, informing the court that the writ has been properly delivered. secundum formam statuti: According to the form of ...
A writ of fieri facias (colloquially "fi fa") commands a sheriff to take and auction off enough property from a losing party to pay the debt (plus interest and costs) owed by a judgment debtor. A writ of mittimus orders either (1) a court to send its record to another or (2) a jailor to receive the accused in their custody at any point during ...
Case citation is a system used by legal professionals to identify past court case decisions, either in series of books called reporters or law reports, or in a neutral style that identifies a decision regardless of where it is reported. Case citations are formatted differently in different jurisdictions, but generally contain the same key ...
A fieri facias, usually abbreviated fi. fa. (Latin for that you cause to be made), is a writ of execution after judgment obtained in a legal action for debt or damages for the sheriff to levy on goods of the judgment debtor. [1] [2] The term is used in English law for such a writ issued in the High Court.