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writ of habeas corpus

habeas corpus:

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writ of habeas corpus or habeas corpus comes Medieval Latin

Explanation:

Habeas corpus means "we, a Court, command that you have the body of the detainee brought before us". It is a recourse in law through which a person can report an unlawful detention or imprisonment to a court and request that the court order the custodian of the person, usually a prison official, to bring the prisoner to court, to determine whether the detention is lawful.