Search Result for "writ of certiorari":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case;
[syn: certiorari, writ of certiorari]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

writ of certiorari
    n 1: a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of
         inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular
         case [syn: certiorari, writ of certiorari]