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certiorari

/ˌsɝʃəˈɹɛəɹaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
cer-tio-ra-ri
IPA
/ˌsɝʃəˈɹɛəɹaɪ/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

American usage

noun

A grant of review of a government action by a court with discretion to make such a review.

British usage

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌsɝʃəˈɹɛəɹaɪ/
  • British English: /ˌsɜːʃəˈɹɛəɹaɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

certioraris (plural)

Derived Forms

cert. cert certworthiness

Phrases

cert pool

Synonyms

writ of certiorari

Questions

How do you pronounce certiorari?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɝʃəˈɹɛəɹaɪ/.
What does certiorari mean?
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.
Where does certiorari come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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