certification legal definition

noun

1. The act of certifying.
2. The state of being certified.
3. See certificate.
4. The same as certiorari in some states.
5. The procedure whereby a federal appellate court requests the United States Supreme Court or the highest court of a state to review an issue concerning the application or interpretation of a law that has arisen in a case pending before the appellate court, in order to give it guidance.