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writ of habeas corpus
writ of habeas corpus a document filed as a means of testing the legality of a restraint on a person's liberty, usually imprisonment. The writ commands the officials who have custody of a prisoner to bring...
writ of assistance
writ of assistance see writ
writ of error
writ of error see writ
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writ of coram nobis
writ of coram nobis see writ
Writ of trial
Writ of trial. See 3 & 4 Wm. 4, c. 42, s. 17, repealed by 30 & 31 Vict. c. 142, s.
mandated reporter
mandated reporter : an individual who holds a professional position (as of social worker, physician, teacher, or counselor) that
writ of certiorari
writ of certiorari :certiorari
writ of debt
writ of debt :debt
writ of garnishment
writ of garnishment a means of enforcing a judgment in which the defendant's property (e.g., a bank account, wages, or any debt owed to the defendant by someone else) is to be seized and is in...
Deliverance, second, writ of
Deliverance, second, writ of. The judgment of non pros. In replevin at Common Law is, that the defendant shall have a return of the goods replevied, and his costs. The plaintiff, however, is not prevented by...
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