Certiorari

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.

Compare certiorari with other words:

certiorari vs. government

certiorari vs. discretion

certiorari vs. court

appellate vs. certiorari

appeal vs. certiorari