Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 5527

  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
The person having custody of the prisoner may be designated by the name of his office, if he has any, or by his own name; or if both are unknown or uncertain, he may be described by an assumed name. Anyone served with the writ shall be deemed the person thereby intended.