Legal Term: WRIT DE HOMINE RELEGIANDO,

Definition: practice. A writ which lies to replevy a man out of prison, or out of the custody of any private person, in the same manner in which cattle taken in distress may be replevied, upon giving security to the sheriff that the man shall be forthcoming to answer to any charge against him.

2. This writ is almost entirely superseded by the more effectual writ of habeas corpus. 3 Bl. Com. 129, Com. Dig. Imprisonment, L 4, Lord Raym. 613, F. N. B. 66, 1 Atk. 633, 14 Vin. Ab. 305, Danes Ab. h. t., 7 Com. Dig. 271, 5 Binn. R. 304, 1 John. R. 23, 14 John. R. 263 2 Cain. C. Err. 322.

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