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Habeas corpus ad subjiciendum

is addressed to him who detains another in custody, and commands him to produce the body, with the day and cause

by the sovereign's writ, addressed unto such as are called, commanding them to take upon them that degree by a certain

'The evil which will probably be incurred in case a command be disobeyed, or (to use an equivalent expression) in case

and one law is inconsistent with another law when the command or power or provision in the one law conflicted directly

recover his presentation, and a writ issues to the bishop, commanding him to admit his presentee. In cases where there is

quod pervenitur ad illud. 5 Rep. 116, (When anything is commanded, everything by which it can be accomplished is also commanded.)

Precept, a rule authoritatively given; a mandate: (1) A command in writing by a justice of the peace or other

Mandavi ballivo (I have commanded the bailiff). If a bailiff of a liberty have the

to exercise public power, to require obedience to their lawful commands, and to command or act in the public name, Black's

which men are obliged to make their conduct conformable. A command, enforced by some sanction, to acts or forbearances of a