habeas corpus

Noun
  1. A writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge (synset 106566364)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: judicial writ, writ - (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
    same as: writ of habeas corpus
  2. The civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment (synset 105190721)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: 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

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