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• habeas corpus (noun)

habeas corpus

/ˈheɪbijəsˈkoɚpəs/

noun

habeas corpus

/ˈheɪbijəsˈkoɚpəs/

noun

Britannica Dictionary definition of HABEAS CORPUS

[noncount]

law

:

an order to bring a jailed person before a judge or court to find out if that person should really be in jail

• apply for a writ of habeas corpus

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