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noun
A writ ordering that a person be brought before a court or a judge, most frequently used to ensure that a person's imprisonment, detention, or commitment is legal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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Synonyms: writ of habeas corpus
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To apply the legal principle of habeas corpus to an individual or situation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, transitive
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: civil right
noun
a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: writ of habeas corpus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: writ, judicial writ
History
From Latin habeas corpus ad subiciendum (“You (shall) have the body to be subjected to (examination)”), referring to the body of the detainee (not the body of a victim, similar to corpus delicti).
Across languages
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