habeas corpusnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌheɪ.bi.əs ˈkɔː.pəs/us/ˌheɪ.bi.əs ˈkɔːr.pəs/specializeda legal order that states that a person in prison must appear before and be judged by a court of law before he or she can be forced by law to stay in prison
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