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  1. Habeas Corpus
    [band] Habeas Corpus was a hardcore punk band that emerged from the Nardcore (Oxnard, California Hardcore) scene in the early 1980s. One of the region`s first straight edge bands, Habeas Corpus combined Misfits-style horror punk with the early 80s Southern California surf/skate sound. The ba...
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  2. Habeas Corpus
    [play] Habeas Corpus is a comedy stage play by the English author Alan Bennett. It was first performed at the Lyric Theatre in London on 10 May 1973, with Alec Guinness and Margaret Courtenay in the lead roles. It concerns the aging Dr. Arthur Wicksteed and his pursuit of a nubile patient, F...
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  3. habeas corpus
    [n] - a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge 2. [n] - right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment
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  4. habeas corpus
    In law, a writ directed to someone who has custody of a person, ordering him or her to bring the person before the court issuing the writ and to justify why the person...
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  5. Habeas corpus
    Ha'be·as cor'pus (hā'be*ăs kôr'pŭs). [ Latin you may have the body.] (Law) A writ having for its object to bring a party before a court or judge; especially, one to inquire into the cause of a person's imprisonment or detention by another, with th...
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  6. habeas corpus
    writ of habeas corpus noun a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
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  7. habeas corpus
    noun the civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment
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  8. Habeas corpus
    • A writ having for its object to bring a party before a court or judge; especially, one to inquire into the cause of a person`s imprisonment or detention by another, with the view to protect the right to personal liberty; also, one to bring a prisoner into court to testify in a pending trial.
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  9. habeas corpus
    an ancient common-law writ, issued by a court or judge directing one who holds another in his custody to produce the body of the person before the ... [3 related articles]
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  1. Habeas Corpus
    [1928 film] Habeas Corpus is a 1928 short comedy silent film starring Laurel and Hardy as grave-robbers hired by a mad scientist. It was shot in July 1928 and released by M-G-M on December 1st. Although technically a silent film — having intertitles and no synchronized dialogue — it was ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_Corpus_(1928_film)

  2. Habeas corpus
    [disambiguation] Habeas corpus is a legal action through which a person can seek relief from unlawful detention. Habeas corpus may also refer to: ...
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  3. Habeas corpus
    A writ of habeas corpus, also known as the Great Writ, is a summons with the force of a court order; it is addressed to the custodian (a prison official for example) and demands that a prisoner be taken before the court, and that the custodian present proof of authority, allowing the court to deter...
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  4. habeas corpus
    habeas corpus (hā'bēus kôr'pus) [Lat.,=you should have the body], writ directed by a judge to some person who is detaining another, commanding him to bring the body of the person in his custody at a specified time to a specified place for a specified purpose. The writ's sol...
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  5. Habeas Corpus
    Lat. "you have the body" Prisoners often seek release by filing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. A writ of habeas corpus is a judicial mandate to a prison official ordering that an inmate be brought to the court so it can be determined whether or not that person is imprisoned lawfully and whe...
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  6. Habeas Corpus
    ( n) Habeas Corpus is the Court order directing the law enforcement authorities to produce a prisoner supposed to be in custody of them, in the designated court , in person. The Latin word means 'you have the body' means the physical presence of the person before the court.
    Found op http://www.legal-explanations.com/definitions/habeas-corpus.htm

  7. Habeas Corpus
    In law, habeas corpus is a writ ordering a person to be brought before a court or judge. The term is particularly applied to a writ so issued so that the court may ascertain whether the person's detention is lawful. From the time of the Magna Charta imprisonment at the discretion of any person has b...
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  8. habeas corpus
    In law, a writ directed to someone who has custody of a person, ordering him or her to bring the person before the court issuing the writ and to justify why the person is detained in custody
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  9. Habeas Corpus
    Latin for “you have the body”. A rule used to prevent people being imprisoned illegally.
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  10. Habeas Corpus
    [album] Habeas Corpus is the second album from St. Louis rock band Living Things. The album was recorded over a period of nine months in Hansa Tonstudio in Berlin. Michael Ilbert produced Habeas Corpus, unlike the previous record, Ahead of the Lions, which was produced by Steve Albini. ==Tra...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_Corpus_(album)

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