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certiorari vs judicial writ

judicial writ vs certiorari

certiorari and judicial writ both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
certiorari Yes No No No
judicial writ Yes No No No
As nouns, judicial writ is a hypernym of certiorari; that is, judicial writ is a word with a broader meaning than certiorari:
  • certiorari: a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
  • judicial writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
Other hypernyms of certiorari include writ.
certiorari (noun) judicial writ (noun)
a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
Difference between certiorari and judicial writ

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