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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 — Orden judicial emitida por un tribunal superior por la cual se ordena revisar una actuación de un tribunal inferior. En Inglaterra, la orden de certiorari originalmente era un mandamiento judicial de los magistrados del Tribunal de la Reina (Rey) … Enciclopedia Universal
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
