Word
Certiorari
How many syllables?
5 Syllables
How it's divided?
cer-ti-o-ra-ri
Definition
- n. - A writ issuing out of chancery, or a superior court, to
call up the records of a inferior court, or remove a cause there
depending, in order that the party may have more sure and speedy
justice, or that errors and irregularities may be corrected. It is
obtained upon complaint of a party that he has not received justice, or
can not have an impartial trial in the inferior court.
- noun - 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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