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| cer·ti·o·rar·i [ sùrshee ə rérree, sùrshee ə rree ] (plural cer·ti·o·rar·is) |
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writ from higher to lower court: a writ issued by a higher court to obtain records on a case from a lower court so that the case can be reviewed.
See also mandamusprohibition (sense 3)
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| [15th century. < late Latin, "be informed," passive of Latin certiorare "inform" < certus (see certain); because the word occurs in the writ] |
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