writ of certiorari
21writ of review — A writ which is substantially the common law writ of certiorari and is denominated in the codes a special proceeding. The return to the writ brings up the record of the inferior court, officer, of tribunal, not for the purpose of ascertaining an… …
22certiorari facias — /sarsh(iy)areray feysh(iy)as/ Cause to be certified. The command of a writ of certiorari …
23certiorari facias — /sarsh(iy)areray feysh(iy)as/ Cause to be certified. The command of a writ of certiorari …
24writ of review — A general designation of any form of process issuing from an appellate court and intended to bring up for review the record or decision of the court below. See writ of certiorari …
25Certiorari — 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… …
26certiorari — [sʉr΄shē ə rer′ē] n. [ME < LL, lit., to be made more certain: a word in the writ] Law a discretionary writ from a higher court to a lower one, or to a board or official with some judicial power, requesting the record of a case for review …
27Writ of Amparo and Habeas Data (Philippines) — See also: amparo (law). The Writ of Amparo and Habeas Data (Philippines) are Prerogative writs to supplement the inefficacy of Philippine Habeas Corpus (Rule 102, Revised Rules of Court). Amparo means protection, while Habeas Data is access to… …
28writ — writ1 /rit/, n. 1. Law. a. a formal order under seal, issued in the name of a sovereign, government, court, or other competent authority, enjoining the officer or other person to whom it is issued or addressed to do or refrain from some specified …
29certiorari — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, literally, to be informed; from the use of the word in the writ Date: 15th century a writ of superior court to call up the records of an inferior court or a body acting in a quasi judicial capacity …
30certiorari — [ˌsə:tɪə(ʊ) rα:ri] noun Law a writ by which a higher court reviews a case tried in a lower court. Origin ME: from Law L., to be informed , a phr. orig. occurring at the start of the writ, from certiorare inform , from certior, compar. of certus… …
