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Examples of writ of habeas corpus in a Sentence
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Mangione is scheduled to appear at a hearing in Pennsylvania on December 30 in response to his petitions for writ of habeas corpus and imposition of bail, court documents from Thursday show.
—Kara Scannell, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
He was given 14 days to file a writ of habeas corpus, a legal petition designed to fight the transfer.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
The court has given Mangione 14 days to file for writ of habeas corpus and another hearing will be scheduled if that happens.
—Caitlyn Frolo, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
Mangione has 14 days to file a writ of habeas corpus to challenge his detention.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
The fathers asked for a writ of habeas corpus to free their sons.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
In 2016, after Texas lawmakers passed a law that lets prisoners challenge their sentences on the basis that the science used to convict them has changed, Roberson filed a new writ of habeas corpus.
—Ines Chomnalez, Austin American-Statesman, 3 July 2024
On this day in 1861, President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus between Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., to assist the military in controlling unrest and rebellion during the early days of the Civil War.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2024
Repeatedly, Elkins illustrates, martial law and other emergency measures allowed for the suspension of fundamental protections, such as the writ of habeas corpus, for imperial subjects.
—Lauren Benton, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
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First Known Use
1762, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of writ of habeas corpus was
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“Writ of habeas corpus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writ%20of%20habeas%20corpus. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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