return to writ

return to writ
A response to a writ or process, as where a sheriff or other officer having the custody of a prisoner responds to it writ of habeas corpus by stating in form prescribed by statute the material facts respecting thc detention of the prisoner. 25 Am J1st Hab C §§ 137 et seq. The response of the court or officer to whom a writ of certiorari is directed: a certification of the record of the proceedings sought to he reviewed. 14 Am J2d Certiorari § 47. The response or answer by the officer to whom a petition or writ of mandamus is directed, answering the allegations of fact in the petition or writ. 35 Am J2d Mand § 354. See return of process.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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