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habeas corpus
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
writ for deliverance from illegal confinement
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habeas corpus — habeas cor·pus / kȯr pəs, ˌpu̇s/ n [Medieval Latin, literally, you should have the body (the opening words of the writ)]: any of several writs originating at common law that are issued to bring a party before the court; esp: habeas corpus ad… … Law dictionary
habeas corpus ad subjiciendum — /heybiyas korpas aed sabjis(h)iyendam/ A writ directed to the person detaining another, and commanding him to produce the body of the prisoner, or person detained. This is the most common form of habeas corpus writ, the purpose of which is to… … Black's law dictionary
habeas corpus ad subjiciendum — /heybiyas korpas aed sabjis(h)iyendam/ A writ directed to the person detaining another, and commanding him to produce the body of the prisoner, or person detained. This is the most common form of habeas corpus writ, the purpose of which is to… … Black's law dictionary
