noun
habeas
noun
1
Short for "habeas corpus," a legal order requiring a detained person to be brought before a court.
"His lawyer filed a habeas petition to challenge the detention."
How to Use Habeas
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA legal right that lets someone challenge unlawful imprisonment in court.
Common pairings
habeas petition
habeas corpus
Word Forms
habeases plural
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Etymology
Shortened from the Latin legal phrase habeas corpus, literally "you shall have the body" (of the person before the court).