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Extraordinary writ
Definition:
A writ, often issued by an appellate court, making available remedies not regularly within the powers of lower courts. They include writs of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition and quo warranto.
Extradition
Definition:
The surrender by one state to another of an individual accused or convicted of an offense outside its own territory, and within the territorial jurisdiction of the other.
Evidence
Definition:
Testimony, records, documents, material objects, or other things presented at a trial to prove the existence or nonexistence of a fact.
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