Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Scire facias \Sci`re fa"ci*as\ (s[imac]`r[-e]
   f[=a]"sh[i^]*[a^]s). [L., do you cause to know.] (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. --Wharton. Bouvier.

Source : WordNet®

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