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