certiorari
noun
John GrishamExamples of certiorari in a Sentence
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Following the conference, the court releases its list of cases granted and denied certiorari, known as the orders of the court.
—
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
In 2020, the Supreme Court denied the NFL’s petition for certiorari to review the ongoing NFL Sunday Ticket antitrust litigation.
—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
26 May 2026
The writ for certiorari also asks the justices to overturn the ruling.
—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
This time, parental rights advocates are hopeful the Supreme Court will accept at least one of the cases, if not all three, seeking certiorari.
—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Oct. 2025
For those reasons, the 19 states requested the SCOTUS grant a stay until a certiorari can occur.
—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
19 Dec. 2022
This spring, once the Supreme Court had granted certiorari for the New York City case, lawyers on all sides of the gun issue recognized that the travel ban was indefensible under ordinary constitutional standards.
—
David B. Kopel,
National Review,
12 Sep. 2019
If Elliott defied the odds and was granted certiorari, his case would not be heard until 2018, and his suspension would be stayed until after a Supreme Court ruling.
—
Michael McCann,
SI.com,
12 Oct. 2017
Cite this Entry
“Certiorari.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/certiorari. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLegal Definition
certiorari
noun
Note: Certiorari is one of the two ways to have a case from a U.S. Court of Appeals reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court. Certification is the other. The Supreme Court may also use certiorari to review a decision by a state's highest court when there is a question as to the validity of a federal treaty or statute, or of a state statute on constitutional grounds. Certiorari is also used within state court systems.
Medieval Latin certiorari (volumus) (we wish) to be informed (words used in the Latin texts of such writs)
