order of certiorari
1certiorari — /serr shee euh rair uy, rair ee/, n. 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. [1515 25; < L: to be informed, certified, lit., made surer, pass …
2certiorari — cer·tio·ra·ri /ˌsər shē ə rar ē, ˌsər shə , rär / n [Medieval Latin certiorari ( volumus ) (we wish) to be informed (words used in the Latin texts of such writs)]: an extraordinary writ issued by a superior court (as the Supreme Court) to call up …
3Certiorari — Cer ti*o*ra ri, n. [So named from the emphatic word certiorari in the Latin form of the writ, which read certiorar volumus we wish to be certified.] (Law) A writ issuing out of chancery, or a superior court, to call up the records of a inferior… …
4Certiorari — Prerogative writs Certiorari / Revie …
5certiorari — /sarsh(iy)areray/sarshareriy/ To be informed of. A writ of common law origin issued by a superior to an inferior court requiring the latter to produce a certified record of a particular case tried therein. The writ is issued in order that the… …
6certiorari — /sarsh(iy)areray/sarshareriy/ To be informed of. A writ of common law origin issued by a superior to an inferior court requiring the latter to produce a certified record of a particular case tried therein. The writ is issued in order that the… …
7Certiorari — An order or royal writ issued by the king s *exchequer demanding information about an earlier judgement or order. (A corrupt, mispronounced form of the word was siserary .) These would be addressed to a bishop, e.g. concerning monies owed the… …
8certiorari — A method of review of the action taken by an administrative agency. 2 Am J2d Admin L § 625; a writ issued by a superior to an inferior court of record, or to some other tribunal or officer exercising a judicial function, requiring the… …
9writ of certiorari — writ of certiorari: certiorari Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. writ of certiorari …
10writ of certiorari — An order by the appellate court which is used by that court when it has discretion on whether or not to hear an appeal from a lower court. If the writ is denied, the court refuses to hear the appeal and, in effect, the judgment below stands… …
