audita querela
audita querela (aw-dI-t[schwa] kw[schwa]-ree-l[schwa]). [Law Latin “the complaint having been heard”] A writ available to a judgment debtor who seeks a rehearing of a matter on grounds of newly discovered evidence or newly existing legal defenses. [Cases: Audita Querela 1. C.J.S. Audita Querela § 2.] “The writ of audita querela (= quarrel having been heard) […]