Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A writ from a higher court to a lower one requesting a transcript of the proceedings of a case for review.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In law, a writ issuing from a superior court to call up the record of a proceeding in an inferior court or before any body or officer exercising judicial power, that it may be tried or reviewed in the superior court. This writ is usually obtained upon complaint of a party that he has not received justice, or that he cannot have an impartial trial in the inferior court or body. It is now to a great extent superseded by the appeal.
Wiktionary
- n. US, law 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.
- n. UK, law A grant of review of a government action by a court with discretion to make such a review.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Law) 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.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
Etymologies
- Law Latin present passive infinitive of certioro, a contraction of certiorem facere ("to search", literally "to make certain"). (Wiktionary)
- Middle English, from Latin certiorārī (volumus), (we wish) to be informed (words in the writ), passive of certiōrāre, to inform, apprise, from certior, comparative of certus, certain; see certain. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The SCOTUS has discretionary power to take a case so a denial of certiorari is an implicit affirmation of the lower court rulings.”
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“The 8th Circuit's decision on the Federal Partial Birth Abortion statute, on which the Supreme Court has accepted certiorari, is a far better vehicle for undermining the doctrinal foundations of Roe and Casey through a series of doctrinal distinctions.”
“A petition for writ of certiorari is currently before the U.S.”
“The step sought by Virginia, known as certiorari before judgment, is one the court has taken only a handful of times, including its 1974 decision ordering President Richard Nixon to turn over Oval Office tape recordings and its 1952 ruling blocking President Harry S Truman from seizing the nation's steel mills.”
“The Supreme Court has taken the step being sought by Cuccinelli, known as certiorari before judgment, only a handful of times in the past half century and generally only when the justices are simultaneously considering a related case that has cleared the appellate level.”
“The Supreme Court decided not to grant the Holy See's petition for certiorari, which is simply a request that the court consider the issue.”
“Without comment the court announced Monday that it had denied certiorari, which is court parlance for not taking up a request, on the Lee case.”
“A minimum of four justices — a near majority of the court — is required to grant certiorari, meaning that when certiorari is granted, at least a near majority of the court is likely to be leaning towards reversal even before the court hears the case.”
“Jackson moved to strike out the word "certiorari," in the seventh clause, and insert the word "appeal.”
“Selagi tidak ada perintah 'certiorari' dan perintah mandamus tersebut maka nama beliau akan kekal di dalam kad pengenalan sebagai Ali bin Abu meskipun Mahkamah mengisytiharkan namanya John Abraham.”
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