certiorari
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word certiorari. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word certiorari, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say certiorari in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word certiorari you have here. The definition of the word certiorari will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofcertiorari, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From the present passive infinitive of Latin certiōrō (“to make certain”), from the words used at the beginning of these writs when they were written in Latin: certiorārī volumus (“ wish to be made certain”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɝʃəˈɹɛəɹaɪ/, /ˌsɝʃəˈɹɛəɹi/, /ˌsɝʃəˈɹɑɹi/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsɜːʃəˈɹɛəɹaɪ/, /ˌsɜːʃəˈɹɛəɹi/, /ˌsɜːʃəˈɹɑːɹi/
- Hyphenation: cer‧tio‧ra‧ri
Noun
certiorari (plural certioraris)
- (US, law) 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.
- (British, law) A grant of review of a government action by a court with discretion to make such a review.
Derived terms
- cert./cert (abbreviation)
- cert pool
- certworthiness
Latin
Etymology
Form of the verb certiōrō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ker.ti.oːˈraː.riː/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃer.t͡si.oˈra.ri/,
Verb
certiōrārī