HABEAS CORPUS at Law Glossary

What is it? Latin phrase meaning 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 determ

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