certiorari certify • certiorate · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · certiorari · · Text Latin · · Script 10 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case. Synonyms: writ of certiorari. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · writ of certiorari · · Synonym 1 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074