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Noun
/ˌserSH(ē)əˈrärē/,/-ˈre(ə)rī/,
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A writ or order by which a higher court reviews a decision of a lower court,
  1. A writ or order by which a higher court reviews a decision of a lower court
    • - an order of certiorari
  1. a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
  2. Certiorari is a type of writ seeking judicial review, recognized in Roman, English, Philippine and American law. Certiorari ("to be more fully informed") is the present passive infinitive of the Latin certiorare ("to show, prove, or ascertain"). ...
  3. 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; A grant of review of a government action by a court with discretion to make such a review
  4. A writ from a higher court to a lower court directing the forwarding of a certified record of a proceeding up for review.
  5. a proceeding in the state Supreme Court under Art. 78 of the CPLR to review the decisions or actions of a public official or body, as in a tax certiorari matter, a review of the tax assessed challenge an exception taken to a juror before he/she is sworn challenge for a challenge based on a ...
  6. Latin that means "to be informed of." Refers to the order a court issues so that it can review the decision and proceedings in a lower court and determine whether there were any irregularities. When such an order is made, it is said that the court has granted certiorari.
  7. A writ of review issued by a higher court to a lower court. A means of getting an appellate court to review a lower court's decision. If an appellate court grants a writ of certiorari, it agrees to take the appeal. (Sometimes referred to as "granting cert.")
  8. A writ of certiorari is a form of judicial review whereby a court is asked to consider a legal decision of an administrative tribunal, judicial office or organization (eg. government) and to decide if the decision has been regular and complete or if there has been an error of law. ...
  9. an “extraordinary remedy” used by a superior court to quash or cancel an order or decision made without jurisdiction by a lower court or tribunal;
  10. A form of writ (q.v.) by which actions for review of administrative decisions are commenced in the Supreme Court.
  11. The process by which a party to a case requests that the case be reviewed by the Supreme Court. If four Supreme Court justices agree to hear the case, the Court will issue a "writ of certiorari", a legal document that allows the case to proceed. ...
  12. A discretionary appeal used to ascertain whether a lower court had jurisdiction or whether its proceedings were authorized.  If granted, a writ of certiorari proceeds in the manner of a regular appeal.
  13. to be shown: an action of certiorari was suggested in terms of reviewing a case
  14. A judicial proceeding to review an assessment of real property.
  15. In connection with judicial review, one of the remedies available - to bring before the court some allegedly unlawful/arbitrary action or decision so that the court might enquire into its legal propriety and decide whether or not it should be quashed.
  16. The name of a writ of review or inquiry; an appellate proceeding for reexamination of the act of an inferior tribunal, or an auxiliary process to enable an appellate court to obtain further information in a pending cause.
  17. Discretionary review by the Supreme Court when conflicting conclusions have been reached by lower courts or when a major question of constitutional interpretation is involved.