habeas

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Shortened form of habeas corpus
habeas corpus
A writ to bring a person before a court or a judge, most frequently used to ensure that a person's imprisonment, detention, or commitment is legal
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{n} a writ of trial or liberty
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An order signed by a judge directing a sheriff or other official, who has a person in his custody, to bring that person before the court to determine whether or not he should be released from custody
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the civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
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      Court orders that require jailers to show just cause for holding an individual
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"You have the body " The name given a variety or writs whose object is to bring a person before a Court or judge In most common usage, it is directed to the official or person detaining another, commanding him to produce the body of the prisoner or person detained so the Court may determine if such a person has been denied his liberty without due process of the law
habeas corpus
Latin phrase meaning "you have the body " A judicial mandate to a prison official ordering that an inmate be brought to the court
habeas corpus
From the Latin: "You have the body"; the name of a writ used to bring a person before a court or a judge so that the court or judge may determine whether that person is being unlawfully denied his or her freedom
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"You have the body " A writ of habeas corpus requires that a person be brought before a judge It is usually used to direct an official to produce a prisoner so the court may determine if liberty has been denied without due process
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It is used to test the legality of a persons imprisonment
habeas corpus
(RWT) A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted
habeas corpus
Latin for "You have the body " Most often, a writ of habeas corpus is a judicial order forcing law enforcement authorities to produce a prisoner they are holding, and to justify the prisoner's continued confinement A petition for a writ of habeas corpus often is filed in federal courts by state prison inmates who say their state prosecutions violated federally protected rights in some way
habeas corpus
a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
habeas corpus
A writ whose object is to bring a person before a court or judge
habeas corpus
ask any one for a legal phrase and the chances are this is the phrase they will come up with It is the right, supposedly enshrined in American law, which prevents a person from being wrongfully imprisoned, and which means literally "you must have the body" The right which it encompasses is the right that no one may be imprisoned or restrained without, within a reasonable period of time, being brought before a lawful court to answer the charge for which the detention occurred It is used to prevent people from being held as prisoners for too long by the authorities
habeas corpus
This is the right guaranteed to a citizen to obtain a writ that will allow a person to appear before a court or judge with the intent to inquire about the cause of a person's imprisonment with the objective to protect this person's right to personal liberty
habeas corpus
"You have the body " The name given to a variety of writs whose object is to bring a person before a court or judge In most common usage, it is directed to the official or the person detained so the court may determine if such a person has been denied his liberty without due process of law
habeas corpus
A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted
habeas corpus
Latin: phrase meaning 'may you have the body': legal remedy against being wrongly imprisoned Thus: writ of habeas corpus: writ to obtain the release of someone who has been unlawfully held in prison or in police custody, or to make the person holding him bring him to court to explain why he is being held and whether the detention is lawful A prerogative writ Habeas corpus was one of the concessions the British Monarch made in the Magna Carta and has stood as a basic individual right against arbitrary arrest and imprisonment
habeas corpus
A writ commanding that a person be brought before a judge Most commonly, a writ of habeas corpus is a legal document that forces law enforcement authorities to produce a prisoner they are holding and to legally justify his or her confinement
habeas corpus
the civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment
habeas corpus
A writ having for its object to bring a party before a court or judge; especially, one to inquire into the cause of a person's imprisonment or detention by another, with the view to protect the right to personal liberty; also, one to bring a prisoner into court to testify in a pending trial
habeas corpus
literally means you have the body " The name of a variety of writs which require a person to be brought before a judge It is usually used to direct an official to produce a prisoner so that the court may determine if such person has been denied his liberty without due process
habeas corpus
1 Latin term meaning "you have the body " The writ of habeas corpus, known as the great writ, has varied use in criminal and civil contexts It is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody Technically, it is used in the criminal law context to bring the petitioner before the court to inquire into the legality of his or her confinement The writ of federal habeas corpus is used to test the constitutionality of a state criminal conviction The writ is used in the civil context to challenge the validity of child custody and deportations
habeas corpus
Latin phrase meaning "you have the body"; A civil proceeding used to review the legality of a prisoner's confinement in criminal cases Habeas corpus actions are commonly used as a means of reviewing state or federal convictions
habeas corpus
The name of a writ having for its object to bring a person before a court
habeas corpus
The name of a writ used to bring a person before a court or judge to decide whether that person is being unlawfully denied his or her freedom The term comes from Latin
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Legal term for the right to petition a court to decide whether confinement has been undertaken with due process of law
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Habeas corpus is a law that states that a person cannot be kept in prison unless they have first been brought before a court of law, which decides whether it is legal for them to be kept in prison. a law which says that a person can only be kept in prison following a court's decision ((the first words on the document which demands that the person should be allowed to come to court)). (Latin; "you should have the body") In common law, any of several writs issued to bring a party before a court. The most important such writ (habeas corpus ad subjiciendum) is used to correct violations of personal liberty by directing judicial inquiry into the legality of a detention. Common grounds for relief include a conviction based on illegally obtained evidence, a denial of effective assistance of counsel, or a conviction by a jury that was improperly selected or impaneled. The writ may be used in civil matters to challenge a person's custody of a child or the institutionalization of a person declared incompetent
habeas corpus
Lat (You have the body ) The name given to a variety of writs (of which there were anciently the emphatic words), having for their object to bring a party before a court or judge The primary function of the writ is to release from unlawful imprisonment The office of the writ is not to determine prisoner's guilt or innocence, and only issue which it presents is whether prisoner is restrained of his liberty by due process
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Latin: a court petition which orders that a person being detained be produced before a judge for a hearing to decide whether the detention is lawful Habeas corpus was one of the concessions the British Monarch made in the Magna Carta and has stood as a basic individual right against arbitrary arrest and imprisonment
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)
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writ of habeas corpus
{i} (Law) 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
writ of habeas corpus
A document which directs the person detaining a prisoner to produce him or her before a judicial officer to determine the lawfulness of the imprisonment
writ of habeas corpus
     Court order demanding jailers to explain to a judge why a person is being held in custody
writ of habeas corpus
a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
writ of habeas corpus
A document obtained by a lawyer demanding a defendant be formally charged or released from arrest
writ of habeas corpus
The remedy used by a person who is incarcerated or restrained in his liberty and petitions the court to hear evidence as to the legality of his incarceration or restraint (in the hopes of being released) Literally, “Bring the Body”
habeas

    التركية النطق

    häbiıs

    النطق

    /ˈhabēəs/ /ˈhæbiːəs/

    علم أصول الكلمات

    [ 'hA-bE-&s-'kor-p&s ] (noun.) 15th century. Middle English, from Medieval Latin, literally, you should have the body.

    رصف المشتركة

    habeas corpus
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