Definition of certiorari Certiorari
cer•ti•o•ra•ri
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What does certiorari mean?
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NounPlural: certioraris |
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| certiorari - a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case | ||
| writ of certiorari | ||
| judicial writ, writ (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | ||
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- certiorari (Noun)
A grant of the right of an appeal to be heard by an appellate court where that court has discretion to choose which appeals it will hear. - certiorari (Noun)
A grant of review of a government action by a court with discretion to make such a review.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- certiorari (n.)
A writ issuing out of chancery, or a superior court, to call up the records of a inferior court, or remove a cause there depending, in order that the party may have more sure and speedy justice, or that errors and irregularities may be corrected. It is obtained upon complaint of a party that he has not received justice, or can not have an impartial trial in the inferior court.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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certiorari
sėr-shi-o-rā′ri, n. the writ by which, since the abolition of imprisonment for debt and the consequent disuse of the better-known writ, habeas corpus, causes are removed from inferior courts of record into the High Court of Justice. [Low L., 'be informed of'—certior, comp. of certus, certain.]
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🔤- certiorari, noun, singular of certioraris.
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