certiorari
(British, legal) A grant of review of a government action by a court with discretion to make such a review.
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(British, legal) A grant of review of a government action by a court with discretion to make such a review.
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(US, legal) 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.
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