certiorari (English, noun)
expansion: certiorari (plural certioraris)
Senses:
topics: law
glosses: 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.
tags: US
topics: law
glosses: A grant of review of a government action by a court with discretion to make such a review.
tags: British
Forms:
form: certioraris
tags: plural