ALL meanings of certiorari
cer·ti·o·ra·ri
C c - noun certiorari an order of a superior court directing that a record of proceedings in a lower court be sent up for review 3
- noun certiorari 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 3
- noun certiorari A writ or order by which a higher court reviews a decision of a lower court. 1
- noun certiorari a writ issuing from a superior court calling up the record of a proceeding in an inferior court for review. 1
- noun certiorari (US, law) A grant of the right of an appeal to be heard by an appellate court where that court has discretion to choose which appeals it will hear. 0
- noun certiorari (Britain, law) A grant of review of a government action by a court with discretion to make such a review. 0