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
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
{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