A writ of certiorari is
A. a request to a lower court to submit to the Supreme Court a record of the case it has been requested to hear.
B. the official transcript of Supreme Court proceedings.
C. an application for a waiver of court fees due to indigence.
D. a statement from a group not directly involved in a Supreme Court case, indicating the group's opinion on the legal issue at hand.
E. the statement explaining the reasoning behind a Supreme Court decision.
Answer: A
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Fill in the blank with correct word