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Embargo

Embargo [fr. embargar, Sp.], a prohibition to pass; a stop, arrest, or detention of ships; a prohibition imposed in time of war by a belligerent state upon merchant ships against their

Felony

(this distinction has been done away with, except as to murder, treason, and treason felony, by the Juries Detention Act, 1897 [60 & 61 Vict. c. 18)]; that a person indicted for murder or felony is entitled

Detainer

before they are impounded he tenders me sufficient amends; now, though the original taking was lawful, my subsequent detention of them, after tender of amends, is not lawful, and he shall have an action of replevin against

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habeas

habeas often attrib : habeas corpus ad subjiciendum at habeas corpus

apprehend

apprehend [Latin apprehendere to seize, arrest, from ad to + prehendere to seize] : arrest

Detained

Detained, 'detained' includes detained under any law providing for preventive detention. (Civil Procedure Code, 1908, O. 16A, R. 1) Detained includes detained under any law providing for preventive detention.

arbitrary

[an government] b : marked by or resulting from the unrestrained exercise of power [protection from arrest and detention] 3 a : based on preference, bias, prejudice, or convenience rather than on reason or fact [an standard]

bail

reduce ] 3 : one who provides bail and is liable for the released prisoner's appearance [ may arrest or authorize arrest of principal "Code of Alabama"] jump bail : to flee the jurisdiction while released on

detainer

Latin detinere] 1 : the act of keeping something in one's possession ;specif : unlawful detainer 2 : detention in custody 3 : a notification sent by a prosecutor, judge, or other official advising a prison official

exhaustion of remedies

exhaustion of remedies :a doctrine of civil and criminal procedure: a remedy cannot be sought in another forum (as a federal district court) until the remedies or claims have been exhausted in the forum having original...

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