An Order That Requires Jailers to Bring a Person Before

question 36

Multiple Choice

An order that requires jailers to bring a person before a court or judge and explain why the person is being held in prison is called a:

• A) writ of habeas corpus
• B) Bill of Attainder
• C) ex post facto law
• D) trial of all crimes

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Definitions:

Imperfect Competition

A market structure characterized by the presence of several competing firms but which lack the conditions of perfect competition, often leading to market power.

Implicit Cost

The monetary income a firm sacrifices when it uses a resource it owns rather than supplying the resource in the market; equal to what the resource could have earned in the best-paying alternative employment; includes a normal profit.

Forgone Rent

The potential income lost by choosing to use a property or resource in a way that is not financially optimal, such as using land for personal use instead of renting it out.

Rental Payments

Regular payments made by a tenant to an owner for the use of the owner's property or land.