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A writ to restrain a person from leaving the country, or the jurisdiction of the court. The writ was originally applicable to purposes of state, but is now an ordinary process of courts of equity, resorted to for the pur…

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  1. A writ to restrain a person from leaving the country, or the jurisdiction of the court. The writ was originally applicable to purposes of state, but is now an ordinary process of courts of equity, resorted to for the purpose of obtaining bail, or security to abide a decree.
  2. A writ to restrain a person from leaving the country, or the jurisdiction of the court. The writ was originally applicable to purposes of state, but is now an ordinary process of courts of equity, resorted to for the purpose of obtaining bail, or security to abide a decree. Kent.
  3. A writ to restrain a person from leaving the country, or thejurisdiction of the court. The writ was originally applicable topurposes of state, but is now an ordinary process of courts ofequity, resorted to for the purpose of obtaining bail, or security toabide a decree. Kent.