habeas corpus
/ˌheɪbiəs ˈkɔːrpəs/
a legal order requiring a person to be brought before a court
habeas corpus in a sentence
“The lawyer filed for habeas corpus to challenge the detention.”
Origin of habeas corpus
Latin: habeas you should have (subjunctive of habere) + corpus body (accusative)
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while not present; in one's absence
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