habeas corpus

(Latin) writ requiring that a prisoner be brought before a court to decide the legality of his detention; writ requiring that a person be brought into court for questioning (Law)

In common law countries, habeas corpus (Latin: [We command] that you have the body) is the name of a legal action, or writ, through which a person can seek relief from unlawful detention of themselves or another person. The writ of habeas corpus has historically been an important instrument for the safeguarding of individual freedom against arbitrary state action.
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Noun
1. a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
(synonym) writ of habeas corpus
(hypernym) writ, judicial writ
(classification) law, jurisprudence
2. the civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment
(hypernym) civil right, civil rights
(classification) law, jurisprudence

n. habeas corpus

n. habeas corpus