Legalese is practically its own language and sometimes you need a lawyer or a legal dictionary to decipher the meaning of legal terms. From "acquittal" to "writ of certiorari," there's at least ...

A writ of certiorari is a request to a higher court to review a lower court's ruling. The term "certiorari" comes from Law Latin, meaning "to be more fully informed." Rana's "petition for a writ ...