- scire facias quare restitutionem non
- /sayriy feysh(iy)as kweriy restat(y)uwshiy6wnam non/ This writ lies where execution on a judgment has been levied, but the money has not been paid over to the plaintiff, and the judgment is afterwards reversed in error or on appeal; in such a case a scire facias is necessary before a writ of restitution can issue
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.