A Legal Petition Requesting That a Judge Examine Whether an Individual

question 83

Multiple Choice

A legal petition requesting that a judge examine whether an individual is being properly detained in jail, prison, or mental hospitals is called a(n) :

• A) writ of certiorari.
• B) writ of probable cause.
• C) ex post facto.
• D) habeas corpus.
• E) bill of attainder.

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Definitions:

Holophrastic

Pertaining to the phase in early child language development in which single words are used to express complex meanings.

Egocentric

A cognitive perspective where an individual is unable to differentiate between their own perspective and that of others, often observed in early childhood development.

Pragmatics

The branch of linguistics concerned with the practical aspects of human action and thought as they relate to the use of language.

Pronouncing

The act of articulating or saying words and sounds in a particular way.