Fiat justitia

Fiat justitia is a Latin phrase, meaning "Let justice be done". Historically in England, a warrant for a writ of error in Parliament^[1] or later a petition of right in the courts could be brought only after the king, or on his behalf the Home Secretary, had endorsed fiat justitia on a petition for such a warrant.^[2] It was a means of granting leave to appeal by exercise of the royal prerogative.

^ Black, Henry Campbell (1995). A law dictionary containing definitions of the terms and phrases of American and English jurisprudence, ancient and modern (2nd, reprint ed.). The Lawbook Exchange. p. 404. ISBN 1-886363-10-2.
^ Walker, David M (1980). The Oxford Companion to Law. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 1366. ISBN 0-19-866110-X.

[1] Black, Henry Campbell (1995). A law dictionary containing definitions of the terms and phrases of American and English jurisprudence, ancient and modern (2nd, reprint ed.). The Lawbook Exchange. p. 404. ISBN 1-886363-10-2.

[Oxford_Companion-2] Walker, David M (1980). The Oxford Companion to Law. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 1366. ISBN 0-19-866110-X.

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