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habeas corpus
[hey-bee-uhs kawr-puhs]
noun
a writ requiring a person to be brought before a judge or court, especially for investigation of a restraint of the person's liberty, used as a protection against illegal imprisonment.
habeas corpus
/ ˈheɪbɪəs ˈkɔːpəs /
noun
law a writ ordering a person to be brought before a court or judge, esp so that the court may ascertain whether his detention is lawful
habeas corpus
A legal term meaning that an accused person must be presented physically before the court with a statement demonstrating sufficient cause for arrest. Thus, no accuser may imprison someone indefinitely without bringing that person and the charges against him or her into a courtroom. In Latin, habeas corpus literally means “you shall have the body.”
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of habeas corpus1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of habeas corpus1
Example Sentences
The Trump administration is also signaling that it will suspend the constitutional right of habeas corpus.
That's just ignorant smearing by someone who doesn't even know what habeas corpus is.
And then there is the recent insistence of White House staffer Stephen Miller and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that the president has the right to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus.
In this lie, Noem admitted that Trump is trying to suspend habeas corpus, not uphold it.
Still, that hasn't stopped Trump advisers from using the language of invasion to lay the groundwork for the eventual suspension of habeas corpus.
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When To Use
The writ of habeas corpus, often shortened to habeas corpus, is the requirement that an arrested person be brought before a judge or court before being detained or imprisoned.
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