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certiorari definition

cer·ti·o·rari (sʉr′s̸hē ə rer′ē)

noun

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

Etymology: ME < LL, lit., to be made more certain: a word in the writ

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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