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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; < Latin: to be informed, certified, literally, made surer, passive infinitive of certiōrāre to inform, verbal derivative of certior, comparative of certus sure (see certain); so called because v. form occurred in the L original
1515–25; < Latin: to be informed, certified, literally, made surer, passive infinitive of certiōrāre to inform, verbal derivative of certior, comparative of certus sure (see certain); so called because v. form occurred in the L original
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Certiorari
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| certiorari (ˌsɜːtɪɔːˈrɛəraɪ) | |
| —n | |
| law mandamus See also prohibition an order of a superior court directing that a record of proceedings in a lower court be sent up for review | |
| [C15: from legal Latin: to be informed] | |
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certiorari
legal L., "to be certified, to be informed or shown," 1523, from a word figuring in the opening phrase of such writs.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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