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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Habeas corpus (0.00973 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Habeas corpus.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: habeas corpus
habeas corpus
n 1: a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
[syn:
writ of habeas corpus]
2: the civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as
protection against illegal imprisonment
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Habeas corpus
Habeas corpus
\Ha"be*as cor"pus\ (h[=a]"b[-e]*[a^]s
k[^o]r"p[u^]s). [L. you may have the body.] (Law)
A writ having for its object to bring a party before a court
or judge; especially, one to inquire into the cause of a
person's imprisonment or detention by another, with the view
to protect the right to personal liberty; also, one to bring
a prisoner into court to testify in a pending trial.
--Bouvier.
[1913 Webster]
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