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Habeas corpus ad subjiciendum

of his caption and detention, and to do, submit to, and receive whatever the judge or Court shall consider in that behalf. The writ is applied for either by motion to a Court or application to a

Sojourn

a time to dwell or live in a place as a temporary resident or as a stranger not considering the place as a permanent habitation to delay to tarry

repudiation

or obligation (as under a contract) ;esp : anticipatory repudiation NOTE: A party aggrieved by a repudiation may consider a repudiated contract to have been breached and bring an action for relief.

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Seeing

In view of the fact that considering taking into account that insmuch as since because followed by a dependent clause as he did well seeing

instruction

of an applicable principle of law given by a judge to a jury before the jury retires to consider its verdict called also jury charge jury instruction NOTE: Under both the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and

rehear

rehear -heard [-hərd] -hear·ing : to consider again or anew after decision or dismissal in the same or another forum : hold an additional hearing

regulatory taking

zoning NOTE: In order to determine whether a regulatory taking is effected by a regulation, a court will consider the government's interest that is being furthered by the regulation, the breadth or specificity of the regulation, and

reach

or possession of [unable to all the assets of the debtor] 3 a : to arrive at and consider [the justices did not that issue] b : to amount to [did not a due process violation] reach

qualify

qualify -fied -fy·ing vt 1 : to limit or modify in some way 2 : to make or consider eligible or fit [his training and experience qualified him as an expert witness] 3 : to issue a

policy

-cies : an overall plan, principle, or guideline ;esp : one formulated outside of the judiciary [obligated to consider legislative on the matter in their decision] n pl: -cies : a contract of insurance ;also : the

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