cert.

abbreviation for

1. certificate.
2. certification.
3. certified.
4. certify.

cert

/ sɜːt /

noun

1. informal.
   something that is a certainty, esp a horse that is certain to win a race (esp in the phrase a dead cert )

Example Sentences

They took this case and treated it as if it were a cert petition, which means they were going to hear it on the merits, and they issued a per curiam decision, meaning a decision without giving any author.

From Slate

We got to Memorial Day with eight cert grants for next year.

From Slate

Lithwick: By Memorial Day, how many cert grants do we usually have, just for point of comparison?

From Slate

"To my mind it looks like a dead cert," he said.

From BBC

The court granted cert to the case on Wednesday, after twiddling its thumbs for 16 days, and it scheduled oral arguments for April 22.

From Slate

Related Words

• absolutely
• assuredly
• exactly
• surely