habeas corpus ad prosequendum
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Case Law, Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
Definitions from Case Law
United States Supreme Court
necessary to remove a prisoner in order to prosecute him in the proper jurisdiction wherein the offense was committed
Defined by the Supreme Court in - Carbo v. United States, 364 U.S. 611 (1961).
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A writ to remove a prisoner to be tried in the proper jurisdiction. See 8 U. S. 97, 2 L. Ed. 562.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A writ which issues when it is necessary to remove a prisoner in order to prosecute in the proper jurisdiction wherein the fact was committed. 3 Bl. Comm. 130.
Defined under Habeas Corpus in Black's Law Dictionary.