![[P]](http://cache.lexico.com/g/d/premium_mh.gif){kind=small}
cer·ti·o·ra·ri 
Audio Help [sur-shee-uh-rair-ahy, -rair-ee] Pronunciation Key
Audio Help [sur-shee-uh-rair-ahy, -rair-ee] Pronunciation Key –noun Law.
| a writ issuing from a superior court calling up the record of a proceeding in an inferior court for review. |
Also called writ of certiorari.
[Origin: 1515–25; < L: to be informed, certified, lit., made surer, pass. inf. of certiōrāre to inform, v. deriv. of certior, comp. of certus sure (see certain); so called because v. form occurred in the L original]
] | Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
Certiorari
To learn more about Certiorari visit Britannica.com
| © 2008 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. |
| cer·ti·o·rar·i
Audio Help (sûr'shē-ə-râr'ē, -rä'rē) Pronunciation Key
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 certiorārī (volumus), (we wish) to be informed (words in the writ), passive of certiōrāre, to inform, apprise, from certior, comparative of certus, certain; see certain.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| certiorari | |
noun | |
| a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Main Entry: cer·tio·ra·ri
Pronunciation: "s&r-shE-&-'rar-E, "s&r-sh&-, -'rär-
Function: noun
Etymology: Medieval Latincertiorari (volumus) (we wish) to be informed (words used in the Latin texts of such writs)
: an extraordinary writ issued by a superior court (as the Supreme Court) to call upthe records of a particular case from an inferior judicial body (as a Court of Appeals) —see also the JUDICIAL SYSTEMin the back matter —compare APPEAL
NOTE: Certiorari is one of the two ways to have a case from a U.S. Court of Appealsreviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court. Certification is the other. The Supreme Court may also use certiorari to review a decision by a state's highest court when there is a question as to the validity ofa federal treaty or statute, or of a state statute on constitutional grounds. Certiorari is also used within state court systems.
| Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
Certiorari
Cer`ti*o*ra"ri\, n. [So named from the emphatic word certiorari in the Latin form of the writ, which read certiorar volumus we wish to be certified.] (Law) 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. Note: A certiorari is the correct process to remove the proceedings of a court in which cases are tried in a manner different from the course of the common law, as of county commissioners. It is also used as an auxiliary process in order to obtain a full return to some other process. --Bouvier.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
View results from: Dictionary | Thesaurus | Encyclopedia | All Reference | the Web
Share This: 
Perform a new search, or try your search for "Certiorari" at:
- Amazon.com - Shop for books, music and more
- Reference.com - Encyclopedia Search
- Reference.com - Web Search powered by Ask.com
- Thesaurus.com - Search for synonyms and antonyms
