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habeas corpus
noun(ha-be-as cor-pus)
any of several common-law writs issued to bring a party before a court or judge; especially : habeas corpus ad subjiciendum
habeas corpus
noun(ha-be-as cor-pus)
the right of a citizen to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as a protection against illegal imprisonment
habeas corpus
noun(ha-be-as cor-pus)
a writ for inquiring into the lawfulness of the restraint of a person who is imprisoned or detained in another's custody
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