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Habeas corpora juratorum

process which issued out of the Court of Common Pleas, commanding the sheriff to summon a jury. The practice was similar

the care of another 2 : an authoritative instruction or command ;esp : instruction in points of law given by a

A general or commander of land forces in the Turkish empire especially the commander

A Roman officer who controlled or superintended a particular command charge department etc as the prefect of the aqueducts the

Headquarters the place from which a commander performs the functions of command

to neglect or refuse to obey a superior or his commands the laws etc to transgress the commands of one in

[sə-pē-nə] n [Latin sub poena under penalty] : a writ commanding a designated person upon whom it has been served to

esp. upon petition of a party to the proceeding that commands an officer or party to perform an act or show

also pre·ci·pe [pre-sə-pē, prē-] n [Medieval Latin precipe, legal writ commanding a person to do something or show cause why he

her one or several affairs 3 a : an authoritative command : a clear authorization or direction [the of the full