Definition of Certiorari

1. Noun. A common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case.

Exact synonyms: Writ Of Certiorari
Generic synonyms: Judicial Writ, Writ
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law

Definition of Certiorari

1. 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.

Definition of Certiorari

1. Noun. (US legal) 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. ¹

2. Noun. (British legal) A grant of review of a government action by a court with discretion to make such a review. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Certiorari

1. [n -S]

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