habeas corpus

• POS: Noun Phrase
• HYPHEN: ha=be=as cor=pus

CIDE DICTIONARY

habeas corpus,  [L. you may have the body.].

 A writ having for its object to bring a party before a court or judge; especially, one to inquire into the cause of a person's imprisonment or detention by another, with the view to protect the right to personal liberty; also, one to bring a prisoner into court to testify in a pending trial.  Bouvier.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

habeas corpus, n. a writ requiring a person to be brought before a judge or into court, esp. to investigate the lawfulness of his or her detention.

Etymology

L, = you must have the body

DEVIL DICTIONARY

habeas corpus

A writ by which a man may be taken out of jail when confined for the wrong crime.

ROGET THESAURUS

habeas corpus

Legality

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