habeas corpus
A legal principle or court order that requires a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court. This ensures that a prisoner can be released if there is no legal reason to keep them in jail.
Exemplos
3 de 5The lawyer used habeas corpus to help the man get out of jail.
The lawyer used habeas corpus to help the man get out of jail.
The defendant filed a writ of habeas corpus to challenge his imprisonment.
The defendant filed a writ of habeas corpus to challenge his imprisonment.
I heard that guy got out because of some habeas corpus rule.
I heard that guy got out because of some habeas corpus rule.
Família de palavras
Dica de memorização
In Latin, it means 'you shall have the body.' Imagine a judge shouting at a jailer: 'Bring me the body of the prisoner to see if his arrest is fair!'
Quiz rápido
The prisoner's lawyer filed a writ of ___ to argue that the arrest was illegal.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: habeas corpus
Exemplos
The lawyer used habeas corpus to help the man get out of jail.
everydayThe lawyer used habeas corpus to help the man get out of jail.
The defendant filed a writ of habeas corpus to challenge his imprisonment.
formalThe defendant filed a writ of habeas corpus to challenge his imprisonment.
I heard that guy got out because of some habeas corpus rule.
informalI heard that guy got out because of some habeas corpus rule.
Habeas corpus is considered a fundamental safeguard of individual liberty in democratic societies.
academicHabeas corpus is considered a fundamental safeguard of individual liberty in democratic societies.
Legal departments must understand habeas corpus when dealing with international detention cases.
businessLegal departments must understand habeas corpus when dealing with international detention cases.
Família de palavras
Colocações comuns
Frases Comuns
writ of habeas corpus
writ of habeas corpus
suspension of habeas corpus
suspension of habeas corpus
petition for a writ
petition for a writ
Frequentemente confundido com
A subpoena is a request for a person to appear in court as a witness, while habeas corpus is a challenge to being held in jail.
Miranda rights concern the right to remain silent, whereas habeas corpus concerns the legality of the detention itself.
Notas de uso
It is almost always used in the formal phrase 'writ of habeas corpus.' In legal contexts, it is treated as a foundational human right against state overreach.
Erros comuns
Learners sometimes try to use 'habeas corpus' as a verb or forget that it usually requires the word 'writ' in formal writing.
Dica de memorização
In Latin, it means 'you shall have the body.' Imagine a judge shouting at a jailer: 'Bring me the body of the prisoner to see if his arrest is fair!'
Origem da palavra
From Latin, literally 'you should have the body [brought before the court].'
Padrões gramaticais
Contexto cultural
Often called the 'Great Writ' in English common law, it is a cornerstone of legal systems in the UK and the US.
Quiz rápido
The prisoner's lawyer filed a writ of ___ to argue that the arrest was illegal.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: habeas corpus
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