# certiorari

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌsɝʃəˈɹɛəɹaɪ/ · frequency rank #55,313

## Definitions
1. 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.
2. A grant of review of a government action by a court with discretion to make such a review.

## 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 (“[we] wish to be made certain”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/certiorari