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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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