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Writ of habeas corpus   /rɪt əv hˈæbiəs kˈɔrpəs/   Listen
Writ of habeas corpus

noun
1.
A writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge.  Synonym: habeas corpus.






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"Writ of habeas corpus" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the ...
— Key-Notes of American Liberty • Various

... the governments at Washington and Albany, let us say for extreme illustration, yet if any person were unjustly thrown into prison in any part of New York state and a judge of any duly constituted court happened to be nearby, he undoubtedly would issue a writ of habeas corpus and the person be brought into the court for substantiation of the charges in a legal manner according to the common law. It would not matter whether there were a government or not, the inalienable common law rights ...
— Socialism and American ideals • William Starr Myers

... one, and it is far too mettlesome to 'carry double'. Uncle Mitchell, I feel so unhappy about that poor girl, that I must do something to comfort her, and only one avenue presents itself. I want you to have her brought into court on a writ of Habeas Corpus, and to use your influence with Judge Parkman to grant her bail. I desire to give the amount of bond he may require, because I think it would gratify her, to have this public assurance that she possessed the confidence of her own sex; for nothing ...
— At the Mercy of Tiberius • August Evans Wilson

... the question was argued at length. In order to prevent the delivery of Sims, a complaint was instituted for assault and battery with intent to kill the officer who arrested him. Chief Justice Shaw, of the Supreme Court, however, decided that a writ of habeas corpus could not be granted, and the United States Commissioner having, from the evidence adduced, remanded Sims to the keeping of his claimant, authority was given to take him back to Savannah. As an assault was feared from the ...
— The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 • Various



Words linked to "Writ of habeas corpus" :   law, judicial writ, writ, jurisprudence



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