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habeas corpus Definition


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habeas corpus
noun
    1. law.
      A writ requiring a prisoner to be brought into court for a judge to decide if their imprisonment is legal.
Etymology: 15c: Latin, meaning ‘have the body (brought before the judge)'.



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