cer·ti·o·rar·i (sûr sh - -râr , -rär)n. A writ from a higher court to a lower one requesting a transcript of the proceedings of a case for review. [Middle English, from Latin certior  r (volumus), (we wish) to be informed (words in the writ), passive of certi rre, to inform, apprise, from certior, comparative of certus, certain; see certain.] |
certiorari [ˌsɜːtɪɔːˈrɛəraɪ]
n
(Law) Law an order of a superior court directing that a record of proceedings in a lower court be sent up for review See also mandamus, prohibition
[from legal Latin: to be informed]
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| Noun | 1. | certiorari - a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case judicial writ, writ - (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
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