habeas corpus

ha·be·as corpus  (hb-s)

n.

1. One of a variety of writs that may be issued to bring a party before a court or judge, having as its function the release of the party from unlawful restraint.

2. The right of a citizen to obtain such a writ.

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[Middle English, from Medieval Latin habes corpus, produce the body (from the opening words of the writ) : Latin habes, second person sing. present subjunctive of habre, to have + Latin corpus, body.]

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habeas corpus [hay-bee-ass kor-puss]

Noun

Law a writ ordering a person to be brought before a judge, so as to decide whether his or her detention is lawful [Latin: you may have the body]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	habeas corpus - a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge writ of habeas corpus judicial writ, writ - (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	2.	habeas corpus - the civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment civil right - right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

Translations

habeas corpus [ˈheɪbɪəsˈkɔːpəs] n (LAW) → hábeas corpus m

habeas corpus [ˈheɪbɪəsˈkɔːpəs] n (Law) → habeas corpus m

habeas corpus [ˈheɪbɪəsˈkɔːpəs] n → Habeaskorpusakte f

habeas corpus [ˈheɪbɪəsˈkɔːpəs] n (LAW) → habeas corpus m inv