Meaning of WRIT OF CERTIORARI

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
	Synonyms:		certiorari
	See Also:		judicial writ, writ
Legal Dictionary
	Definition:		An order issued by the Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case for which it will hear on appeal. (See certiorari in Foreign Words Glossary.)