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Habeas corpora juratorum
s. 104. Is a writ or order requiring that a prisoner be brought before a court at a stated time and place to decide the legality of his detention or imprison-ment, Webster American Dictionary, p. 856. Commands … the same purpose. Abolished by C.L.O. Act, 1852, s. 104. Is a writ or order requiring that a prisoner be brought before a court at a stated time and place to decide the legality of his detention
Fugitive offenders
the part from which he is a fugitive; the Act has been amended by the Fugitive Offenders (Protected States) Act, 1915. See R. v. Brixton Prison (Governor), (1907) 1 KB 696; and see EXTRADI-TION
restraint
restraint 1 a : an act or fact of restraining see also prior restraint b : the state of being restrained 2 a : a means of restraining b : a device that restricts movement (as … being restrained 2 a : a means of restraining b : a device that restricts movement (as of prisoners or violent psychiatric patients)
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Bailiff
order during court proceeding; Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., 136. Means an officer of some courts in United States whose duty usually include keeping order in the court-room and guarding prisoners or jurers in deliberation, Webster's Dictionary … officer of some courts in United States whose duty usually include keeping order in the court-room and guarding prisoners or jurers in deliberation, Webster's Dictionary of Law, Indian Edn. (2005), p. 41.
Amnesty
political prisoners are released and not in cases where those who have committed felonies and murders are pardoned, State (Govt of NCT of Delhi) v. Prem Raj, (2003) 7 SCC 121 (126): 2003 SCC (Cri) 1586. (Constitution … amnesty originate with the Crown. As understood in common parlance, the word 'amnesty' is appropriate only where political prisoners are released and not in cases where those who have committed felonies and murders are pardoned, State (Govt
Rescue
from any confinement violence danger or evil to liberate from actual restraint to remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil as to rescue a prisoner from the enemy to rescue seamen from destruction … from actual restraint to remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil as to rescue a prisoner from the enemy to rescue seamen from destruction
Re demption
The act of redeeming or the state of being redeemed repurchase ransom release rescue deliverance as the redemption of prisoners taken in war the redemption … act of redeeming or the state of being redeemed repurchase ransom release rescue deliverance as the redemption of prisoners taken in war the redemption of a ship and cargo
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Poor Prisoners, Defence of
effect may be made by the Attorney-General, with the approval of the Lord Chancellor and a Secretary of State, and regula-tions as to scales of payment may be made by a Secretary of State. For the Regulations, … Poor Prisoners, Defence of. The (English) Poor Prisoners Defence Act, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. 32), repealing the
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