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judicial writ vs certiorari

certiorari vs judicial writ

judicial writ and certiorari both are nouns.

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

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