State the 5 kinds of writs and define them.

1. Habeas Corpus - meaning: 'to have the body'. It is issued when a person is unlawfully detained by a group of individuals or the State. 2. Mandamus - order issued by a superior court to a lower court or administrative authority to perform a certain duty. 3. Writ of Certiorari - a superior court asks the lower court desiring to be informed of what is going on. This writ is issued after the proceedings of the case is over. 4. Writ of Prohibition - a superior court asks a lower court to stop the proceedings of a case which may be in excess of the jurisdiction of the lower court. 5. Quo Warranto - issued when a person has usurped any office. It prevents any public officials from wrongly or forcefully holding a high public office.