Ne exeat republica[1], also known by its shortened form of ne exeat, is or was a chancery writ in common law countries, a writ in equity, issued under a court's equitable jurisdiction. The writ's name comes from the Latin phrase for "let him not exit the republic". No longer widely used in many jurisdictions, the aim of the writ is to prevent the removal of a party or of disputed property from a court's jurisdiction. In the US it is still provided for in the Internal Revenue Code at 26 U.S.C. ยง 7402(a), and is also used in child custody cases to refer to a parent's right to control the child's place of residence.[2]