“habeas”

The following 3 entries include the term habeas.

habeas corpus

noun

: any of several common-law writs issued to bring a party before a court or judge

habeas corpus ad subjiciendum

noun

: a writ for inquiring into the lawfulness of the restraint of a person who is imprisoned or detained in another's custody

writ of habeas corpus

noun phrase

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