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| ha·be·as cor·pus [ hàybee əss káwrpəss ] |
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writ ordering detained person into court: a writ issued in order to bring somebody who has been detained into court, usually for a decision on whether the detention is lawful
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| [15th century. < Latin, "you may have the body"] |
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