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and described as extraordinary remedies.

Six writs are traditionally classified as prerogative writs:

*certiorari, an order by a higher court directing a lower court to send the record in a given case for review;
*habeas corpus, a demand that a prisoner be taken before the court to determine whether there is lawful authority to detain the person;
*mandamus, an order issued by a higher court to compel or

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