habeas corpus
ha‧be‧as cor‧pus /ˌheɪbiəs ˈkɔːpəs $ -ˈkɔːr-/
noun [uncountable]
ha‧be‧as cor‧pus /ˌheɪbiəs ˈkɔːpəs $ -ˈkɔːr-/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1400-1500
Language: Latin
Origin: 'you should have the body' (the first words on the document which demands that the person should be allowed to come to court)
law a law which says that a person can only be kept in prison following a court’s decision
Language: Latin
Origin: 'you should have the body' (the first words on the document which demands that the person should be allowed to come to court)