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What was the Writ of Assistance in Americas 1700s?

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What was the Writ of Assistance in Americas 1700s?

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A writ of assistance is a written order issued by a court instructing a law enforcement official to perform a certain task. In colonial America, they played a similar role modern search warrants, but they were easier to obtain and harder to regulate.

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