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Certiorari

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case

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unclassified

Variants

synonym
writ of certiorari
plural
Certioraris
possessive
Certiorari's
pluralpossessive
Certioraris'