Definitions of certiorari [ˌsɜr ʃi əˈrɛər aɪ, -ˈrɛər i, -ˈrɑr i]

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Definition of 'certiorari'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) certiorari
a writ by which a superior court can call up for review the record of a proceeding in an inferior court.

Etymology: (1515–25; < L: to be informed, a word in the L text of the writ)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) certiorari, writ of certiorari
a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case

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1. (noun) certiorari
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

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