certiorari
English edit
Etymology edit
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 (“[we] wish to be made certain”).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɝʃəˈɹɛɹaɪ/, /ˌsɝʃəˈɹɛɹi/, /ˌsɝʃəˈɹɑɹi/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsɜːʃəˈɹɛəɹaɪ/, /ˌsɜːʃəˈɹɛəɹi/, /ˌsɜːʃəˈɹɑːɹi/
- Hyphenation: cer‧tio‧ra‧ri
Noun edit
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 edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Form of the verb certiōrō.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ker.ti.oːˈraː.riː/, [kɛrt̪ioːˈräːriː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃer.t͡si.oˈra.ri/, [t͡ʃert̪͡s̪ioˈräːri]
Verb edit
certiōrārī