certiorari — 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 … Law dictionary
Certiorari — ist ein Rechtsterminus (lat. certioro, certiorem facio – etwa bestimmen, zulassen, bestätigen), der auf die Prozesslehre von Ulpian zurückgeht und die Prozesshandlung bezeichnet, mit der ein übergeordnetes Gericht (iudex ad quem) sich an ein… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Certiorari — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
certiorari — legal L., to be certified, to be informed or shown, 1520s, from a word figuring in the opening phrase of such writs from superior to inferior courts. Passive present infinitive of certorare to certify, inform, from certior, comp. of certus sure … Etymology dictionary
certiorari — [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 … English World dictionary
Certiorari — Prerogative writs Certiorari / Revie … Wikipedia
certiorari — /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 … Universalium
certiorari — /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… … Black's law dictionary
certiorari — /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… … Black's law dictionary
Certiorari before judgment — A petition for certiorari before judgment, in the Supreme Court of the United States, is a petition for a writ of certiorari in which the Supreme Court is asked to immediately review the decision of a United States District Court, without an… … Wikipedia
