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Match the definition to the legal term.


mandamus


hearing


habeas corpus


corpus delecti


deposition


appeal

Verified Answer :

Mandamus: a writ from a superior court to an inferior court or to an officer, corporation, etc.,commanding that a specified thing be done.

Hearing:
the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived.

Habeas Corpus: a writ requiring a person to be brought before a judge or court, especially for investigation of a restraint of the person's liberty, used as a protection against illegal imprisonment.

Corpus Delicti: : 
the substantial and fundamental fact necessary to prove the commission of a crime.

Deposition:
an act of removing from a position of authority.

Appeal:  
a legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court.