Definition of certiorari

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cer·ti·o·rar·i    (sûrsh--râr, -rär) KEY 

NOUN:

A writ from a higher court to a lower one requesting a transcript of the proceedings of a case for review.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Latin certiorr (volumus), (we wish) to be informed (words in the writ), passive of certirre, to inform, apprise, from certior, comparative of certus, certain ; see certain