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  2. Coram nobis - Wikipedia

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    In 1946, Congress amended the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and specifically abolished the writ of coram nobis in federal civil cases.Prior to enactment of these amendments, Congress reviewed all relief previously provided for civil cases through the writ of coram nobis and adopted those avenues of relief into the rules; therefore, eliminating the need for the writ in federal civil cases. [25]

  3. Writ - Wikipedia

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    A writ of attachment. In common law, a writ (Anglo-Saxon gewrit, Latin breve) [1] is a formal written order issued by a body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction; in modern usage, this body is generally a court. Warrants, prerogative writs, subpoenas, and certiorari are common types of writs, but many forms exist and have existed.

  4. List of writs - Wikipedia

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    Bahio amovendo, a writ to remove a bailiff from his office for want of sufficient land in his bailiwick. [1]Beaupleader [3]; Besayle is a writ directed to the sheriff, in case of an abatement or disseisin, to summon a jury to view the land in question, and to recognise whether the great grandfather died seised of the premises, and whether the demandant be his next heir.

  5. Praecipe - Wikipedia

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    In law in the United States a praecipe is a document that either (A) commands a defendant to appear and show cause why an act or thing should not be done; [6] or (B) requests the clerk of court to issue a writ and to specify its contents, [though US Clerks are variously limited to handle minor precepts (typical status adjustments) in the name ...

  6. Writ of error - Wikipedia

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  7. Errors and omissions excepted - Wikipedia

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    Errors and omissions excepted" (E&OE [1]) is a phrase used in an attempt to reduce legal liability for potentially incorrect or incomplete information supplied in a contractually related document such as a quotation or specification.

  8. List of proofreader's marks - Wikipedia

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    Example of Use Dele: Delete: Pilcrow (Unicode U+00B6) ¶ Begin new paragraph: Pilcrow (Unicode U+00B6) ¶ no: Remove paragraph break: Caret [a] (Unicode U+2038, 2041, 2380) ‸ or ⁁ or ⎀ Insert # Insert space: Close up (Unicode U+2050) ⁐ Tie words together, eliminating a space: I was reading the news⁐paper this morning. ] [Center text ...

  9. United States v. Morgan (1954) - Wikipedia

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    United States v. Morgan, 346 U.S. 502 (1954), is a landmark decision [1] by the United States Supreme Court which provides the writ of coram nobis as the proper application to request federal post-conviction judicial review for those who have completed the conviction's incarceration in order to challenge the validity of a federal criminal conviction.