Term: certiorari: a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
Candidate hypernym: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer → 1
Candidate hypernym: information measure: a system of measurement of information based on the probabilities of the events that convey information → 0
Candidate hypernym: static line: a cord used instead of a ripcord to open a parachute; the cord is attached at one end to the aircraft and temporarily attached to the pack of a parachute at the other; it opens the parachute after the jumper is clear of the plane → 0
Candidate hypernym: law agent: a solicitor in Scotland → 0
Candidate hypernym: odontoglossum: any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors → 0
Candidate hypernym: fatherhood: the status of a father → 0
Candidate hypernym: krill: shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; major source of food for e.g. baleen whales → 0
Candidate hypernym: condition: an illness, disease, or other medical problem → 0
Candidate hypernym: ditto mark: a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated → 0
Candidate hypernym: stylomecon: one species: wind poppy → 0
Candidate hypernym: spotted salamander: glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots → 0