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Word Entries containing the term: “certiorari”
writ of certiorari (s) (noun), writs of certiorari (pl)
A writ issued by a higher court directing a lower court to prepare the record of a case and to send it to the higher court for review: A writ of certiorari is a means of accessing the U.S. Supreme Court in order for a case to be heard.

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