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Habeas Corpus
/ˌheɪbiəs ˈkɔːrpəs/
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What does Habeas Corpus mean?
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.
verb
- (informal) To apply the legal principle of habeas corpus to an individual or situation.
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/ˌheɪbiəs ˈkɔːrpəs/
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In spite of all its revolutions, democratic France does not possess that right of habeas corpus of which England is so proud.
A writ of Habeas Corpus was obtained, sent down to Spithead, and before the ship could leave the shores of England the writ was served.
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An extension of the Habeas corpus, of forty times the consequence, is impeded by the same dealings, and IS not likely to have so prosperous an issue.
When first arrested in Wichita, in violation of the Constitution, I was denied bail and compelled to bring a Habeas corpus proceeding in the Supreme Court to get a trial or bail.
Section 9, of the same article, clause 2 “The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.”