Definition of habeas corpus in English:
habeas corpus
noun ˌheɪbɪəs ˈkɔːpəsˌheɪbiəs ˈkɔrpəs
mass nounLaw 1A writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
his application for habeas corpus
Example sentencesExamples
- Because we know that the writ of habeas corpus provides one of the most significant protections of human freedom against arbitrary government action ever created.
- And there are no territorial limits to the reach of habeas corpus articulated in the text.
- When we use habeas corpus, we protect the safety of both our physical selves and our moral selves.
- The principle of habeas corpus is a demand that free people make toward state power.
- How do the basic values of the writ of habeas corpus compare to those of the Bill of Rights generally?
- 1.1 The legal right to apply for a habeas corpus writ.
Europe was first to introduce habeas corpus and the jury system
Origin
Late Middle English: Latin, literally 'you shall have the body (in court)'.
Definition of habeas corpus in US English:
habeas corpus
nounˌheɪbiəs ˈkɔrpəsˌhābēəs ˈkôrpəs
Law 1A writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
his application for habeas corpus
Example sentencesExamples
- When we use habeas corpus, we protect the safety of both our physical selves and our moral selves.
- How do the basic values of the writ of habeas corpus compare to those of the Bill of Rights generally?
- And there are no territorial limits to the reach of habeas corpus articulated in the text.
- The principle of habeas corpus is a demand that free people make toward state power.
- Because we know that the writ of habeas corpus provides one of the most significant protections of human freedom against arbitrary government action ever created.
- 1.1 The legal right to apply for a habeas corpus.
Europe was first to introduce habeas corpus and the jury system
Origin
Late Middle English: Latin, literally ‘you shall have the body (in court)’.