"habeas corpus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈheɪbiəs ˈkɔːrpəs/ Audio: en-ca-habeas corpus.ogg Forms: habeas corpora [plural], habeas corpuses [plural]
Etymology: From Latin habeas corpus ad subjiciendum (“You (shall) have the body to be subjected to (examination)”), referring to the body of the detainee (not the body of a victim, similar to corpus delicti). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la||habeas corpus ad subjiciendum|You (shall) have the body to be subjected to (examination)}} Latin habeas corpus ad subjiciendum (“You (shall) have the body to be subjected to (examination)”) Head templates: {{en-noun|habeas corpora|+|nolinkhead=1}} habeas corpus (plural habeas corpora or habeas corpuses)
  1. (law) A writ ordering that a person be brought before a court or a judge, most frequently used to ensure that a person's imprisonment, detention, or commitment is legal. Categories (topical): Law, Criminal law, Directives Derived forms: habeas corpus ad subjiciendum Translations (writ of habeas corpus): 人身保護令 (Chinese Mandarin), 人身保护令 (rénshēn bǎohùlìng) (Chinese Mandarin), habeas corpus (Finnish), pidätyksen laillisuuden tarkistaminen (Finnish), 人身保護令状 (jinshinhogoreijō) (alt: じんしんほごれいじょう) (Japanese), 인신 보호 영장 (insin boho yeongjang) (Korean), قرار احضار زندانی (qarâr ehzâr zendâni) (Persian), hábeas corpus [masculine] (Spanish), habeas corpus [masculine] (Spanish), ஆட்கொணர்வு மனு (āṭkoṇarvu maṉu) (Tamil), rằng bạn phải mang cơ thể (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-habeas_corpus-en-noun-O5Oo77ML Disambiguation of Criminal law: 58 42 Disambiguation of Directives: 57 43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, English undefined derivations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Tamil translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 47 53 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 56 44 Topics: law

Verb

IPA: /ˈheɪbiəs ˈkɔːrpəs/ Audio: en-ca-habeas corpus.ogg Forms: habeas corpuses [present, singular, third-person], habeas corpusing [participle, present], habeas corpused [participle, past], habeas corpused [past]
Etymology: From Latin habeas corpus ad subjiciendum (“You (shall) have the body to be subjected to (examination)”), referring to the body of the detainee (not the body of a victim, similar to corpus delicti). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la||habeas corpus ad subjiciendum|You (shall) have the body to be subjected to (examination)}} Latin habeas corpus ad subjiciendum (“You (shall) have the body to be subjected to (examination)”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} habeas corpus (third-person singular simple present habeas corpuses, present participle habeas corpusing, simple past and past participle habeas corpused)
  1. (informal, law) To apply the legal principle of habeas corpus to an individual or situation. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Law Related terms: corpus delicti
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        "4": "habeas corpus ad subjiciendum",
        "5": "You (shall) have the body to be subjected to (examination)"
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      "expansion": "Latin habeas corpus ad subjiciendum (“You (shall) have the body to be subjected to (examination)”)",
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  "etymology_text": "From Latin habeas corpus ad subjiciendum (“You (shall) have the body to be subjected to (examination)”), referring to the body of the detainee (not the body of a victim, similar to corpus delicti).",
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      "form": "habeas corpusing",
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    },
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      "form": "habeas corpused",
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        "participle",
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      "form": "habeas corpused",
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      ]
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      "word": "corpus delicti"
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        "English informal terms",
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        {
          "ref": "1873 August 12, “The Fate of Judges and All Others Who Work Against Zion”, in The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star",
          "text": "Hawley […] particularly desired, judging by his actions, to put polygamists out of existence, at the same time very mercifully habeas corpused all the prostitutes and their supporters[.]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1918, Frazier Hunt, “Pegging Away”, in Blown by the Draft",
          "text": "He saw that according to the fable typed on its lily white face one, John Grimaldi of Brooklyn, was summoned, advised, entreated, requested, ordered, corpus delictied, habeas corpused and generally invited to appear in said court[.]",
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        "To apply the legal principle of habeas corpus to an individual or situation."
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        "(informal, law) To apply the legal principle of habeas corpus to an individual or situation."
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