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habeas corpus

/'heɪbiəs_'kɔrpəs/

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noun
a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
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writ of habeas corpus

type of:
judicial writ writ
noun
the civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment
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type of:
civil right

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