Answer: In law, certiorari is a court process to seek judicial review of a decision of a lower court or government agency. Certiorari comes from the name of an English prerogative writ, issued by a superior court to direct that the record of the lower court be sent to the superior court for review
Explanation: The basic idea is that a writ of certiorari is an appeals court agreeing to hear a case. The US Supreme Court grants very few writs, despite thousands of applications for review. A writ of certiorari is a written order by a court, commonly the US Supreme Court, that says that the case will be heard.