certiorari

Other forms: certioraris

Definitions 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
    synonyms: writ of certiorari
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    type of:
    judicial writ, writ
    (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
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