certiorari
/ˌsɜːtɪɔːˈreəraɪ/noun
mass noun
- Law a writ or order by which a higher court reviews a case tried in a lower court【律】(上级法院为了复审下级法院的判决而发出的)调取案卷令状:
an order of certiorari.
一道调取案卷令状。
词源
late Middle English: from Law Latin, 'to be informed', a phrase originally occurring at the start of the writ, from certiorare 'inform', from certior, comparative of certus 'certain'.