Certiorari, << `sur` shee uh RAIR ee, >> Writ of, in its original form, is a written command by a higher court to a lower court, public board, or public officer. It orders them to send up for review the record of a proceedings. The higher court then examines the record and decides whether the decision was according to law. Courts use the writ to review decisions involving rights, but not legislative or executive decisions. State laws have made many changes in the form of the writ of certiorari.
