Associations to the word «Certiorari»
Noun
- Writ
- Petition
- Denial
- Ruling
- Court
- Appeal
- Corpus
- Prohibition
- Circuit
- Plaintiff
- Dissent
- Filing
- Discretion
- Resolve
- Defendant
- Jurisdiction
- Solicitor
- Injunction
- Deni
- Judgment
- Decision
- Brief
- Issue
- Expiration
- Legality
- States
- Grant
- Case
- Justice
- Argument
- Amendment
- Conviction
- Taxpayer
- United
- Remedy
- Proceeding
- Merit
- Indictment
- Brennan
- Applicant
- Attorney
- Rejection
- Tribunal
- Bench
- Disposition
- Dismissal
- Validity
- Error
- Execution
- Review
- Behalf
- Clause
- Counsel
- Federal
- Request
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
CERTIORARI, noun. (US) (legal) 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.
CERTIORARI, noun. (British) (legal) A grant of review of a government action by a court with discretion to make such a review.
Dictionary definition
CERTIORARI, noun. A common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case.
Wise words
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