For Habeas corpus we have terms and definitions in 5 topics. The topics are Canadian Law, Law, Legal, Personal Injury Law and Political.

Habeas Corpus (Canadian Law)

Latin: a court petition which orders that a person being detained be produced before a judge for a hearing to decide whether the detention is lawful. Habeas corpus was one of the concessions the British Monarch made in the Magna Carta and has stood as a basic individual right against arbitrary arrest and imprisonment.

Habeas Corpus (Law)

You have the body; a writ used to bring someone before the court.

Habeas Corpus (Legal)

A writ which commands that a person be brought before a judge. Most commonly, a writ of habeas corpus is a legal document that forces law enforcement authorities to produce a prisoner they are holding and to legally justify his or her detention.

Habeas Corpus (Personal Injury Law)

A writ commanding that a person be brought before a judge. Most commonly, a writ of habeas corpus is a legal document that forces law enforcement authorities to produce a prisoner they are holding and to legally justify his or her confinement.

Habeas Corpus (Political)

A right that safeguards a person against illegal imprisonment. Habeas corpus is a Latin phrase that means literally "you must have the body." It refers to a writ that requires a person to be brought before a court to establish whther he is being detained legally.

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