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Certiorari in a sentence

Certiorari meaning

  1. 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.
  2. A grant of review of a government action by a court with discretion to make such a review.

Synonyms of Certiorari

writ of certiorari writ judicial writ

Related words

Other words often associated with Certiorari or its synonyms:

instrument

Using Certiorari

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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. | A grant of review of a government action by a court with discretion to make such a review.
  • Useful related words include: writ of certiorari, writ, judicial writ.
  • In the example corpus, certiorari often appears in combinations such as: of certiorari, certiorari to, grant certiorari.

Context around Certiorari

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 9 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

grant 2× granted 2× tax 1× grants 1×

Often after:

case 1× known 1× agreeing 1×

Sentence patterns with Certiorari

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

court granted certiorari agreeing to 1× court grants certiorari that is 1× denial of certiorari in a 1× denials of certiorari 1× nisi or certiorari 1× order for certiorari to annul 1× petition for certiorari to the 1× recently granted certiorari in a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a good land 1× a petition for 1× an appeal to 1× earlier mr cudjoe 1× on february 19 1× raia previously told 1×

Common sentence endings:

a federal law 1× adopted the proceedings 1× denials of certiorari 1× denied without comment 1× for compelling reasons 1× hear the case 1×

Words around Certiorari

Just before it in the word index:

certik 2 certifying 90 certify 216 certifies 35 certifiers 4 certifier 3

Just after it in the word index:

certipur 2 certitude 10 certmark 3 certs 14 certuity 5 certus 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Certiorari

  • In this selection, "certiorari" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, grant, granted, tax, case, known and agreeing stand out and add context to how "certiorari" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include court granted certiorari agreeing to and court grants certiorari that is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "certiorari" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with certiorari

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

On February 19, 2002, the Court granted certiorari, agreeing to hear the case. (13 words)

A petition for a writ of certiorari will be granted only for compelling reasons. (14 words)

The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in a case, Fourth Estate v. Wall-Street. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Since there really is no such issue in the vast majority of state cases, the decision of the state supreme court in such cases is effectively final, as any petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court will be summarily denied without comment. (44 words)

Earlier, Mr Cudjoe sought for another stay of proceedings, indicating that they had filed an application at the Supreme Court for an order for Certiorari to annul the court’s judgment dated July 25, 2023, in which the court adopted the proceedings. (42 words)

Raia previously told TBR News Media, if re-elected, he planned to reintroduce state legislation he co-sponsored this year relating to the Long Island Power Authority’s tax certiorari case against the Town of Huntington. (36 words)

Example sentences (12)

Thus, White voted to grant certiorari more often than many of his colleagues, and he wrote numerous opinions dissenting from denials of certiorari.

Earlier, Mr Cudjoe sought for another stay of proceedings, indicating that they had filed an application at the Supreme Court for an order for Certiorari to annul the court’s judgment dated July 25, 2023, in which the court adopted the proceedings.

A petition for a writ of certiorari will be granted only for compelling reasons.

A good land use attorney could absolutely file the writ (of certiorari) to the court for review and I have no doubt the commission vote would be overturned.

Raia previously told TBR News Media, if re-elected, he planned to reintroduce state legislation he co-sponsored this year relating to the Long Island Power Authority’s tax certiorari case against the Town of Huntington.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in a case, Fourth Estate v. Wall-Street.

An appeal to quarter sessions is open to the defendant, and a further appeal on questions of law to the King's Bench by rule nisi or certiorari.

But for the vast majority, the state supreme court possesses the discretion to grant certiorari (known as review in states that discourage the use of Latin ).

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One of the common reasons the Supreme Court grants certiorari (that is, they agree to hear a case) is if there is a conflict among the circuit courts as to the meaning of a federal law.

On February 19, 2002, the Court granted certiorari, agreeing to hear the case.

Since there really is no such issue in the vast majority of state cases, the decision of the state supreme court in such cases is effectively final, as any petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court will be summarily denied without comment.

Thereafter, Brennan or Marshall dissented from every denial of certiorari in a capital case and from every decision upholding a sentence of death.

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Common combinations with certiorari

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "certiorari" in a sentence?
An example: "Thus, White voted to grant certiorari more often than many of his colleagues, and he wrote numerous opinions dissenting from denials of certiorari." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "certiorari" from authentic English texts.
What does "certiorari" mean?
Certiorari means: 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.
What are synonyms of "certiorari"?
Common synonyms of "certiorari" include: writ of certiorari, writ, judicial writ.
How many example sentences with "certiorari" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "certiorari", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.