CERTIORARI

Certiorari

Certiorari, often abbreviated as cert., is a type of writ seeking judicial review, recognized in Roman, U.S., English, Canadian, Philippine, and other law, meaning an order by a higher court directing a lower court, tribunal, or public authority to send the record in a given case for review.

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certiorari

Noun

  1. 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.
  2. A grant of review of a government action by a court with discretion to make such a review.


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