certiorari
pronunciation
How to pronounce certiorari in British English:
UK [ˌsɜːtɪɔːˈrɛəraɪ]
How to pronounce certiorari in American English:
US [ˌsɜrʃiəˈrɛri]
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- Noun:
- a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
Word Origin
- certiorari
- legal Latin, "to be certified, to be informed or shown," from a word figuring in the opening phrase of such writs from superior to inferior courts seeking the records of a case. Passive present infinitive of certorare "to certify, inform," from certior, comp. of certus "sure" (see certain).
Example
- 1. Certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the ninth circuit .
- 2. He applied for judicial review by way of certiorari .
- 3. In most cases , the losing party must petition the court through a writ of certiorari to hear the case .
- 4. The court ordered certiorari following judicial review , quashing the order made by the juvenile court .
- 5. The act is a direct outgrowth of the old common law system of writs ( such as mandamus , certiorari , and prohibition ) , which served as the foundation for judicial review of administrative action before the modern system of .