Word
Habeas corpus
How many syllables?
4 Syllables
How it's divided?
ha-be-as cor-pus
Definition
- - 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.
- noun - A writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
- noun - The civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment
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