Synonyms for habeas corpus
ˈheɪ bi əs ˈkɔr pəshabeas cor·pus

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1. habeas corpus, writ of habeas corpusnoun

   a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge

   Synonyms:
   writ of habeas corpus

2. habeas corpusnoun

   the civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment

   Synonyms:
   writ of habeas corpus

Matched Categories

1. • Civil Right
   • Law
   • Writ

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1. Leo Terrell:

   She has damaged her chances for future custodial rights, she disobeyed a court order to return the children. A writ of habeas corpus was filed by the ex-husband and granted by a New York Court ordering her to turn over the children to the paternal grandmother. Kelly received bad legal advice to defy the court order.

2. Thomas Jefferson:

   By a declaration of rights, I mean one which shall stipulate freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of commerce against monopolies, trial by juries in all cases, no suspensions of the habeas corpus, no standing armies. These are fetters against doing evil which no honest government should decline.

3. Nonhuman Rights Project:

   For 200 years, New York courts have used (habeas corpus) to move an individual from a place of less freedom to more freedom.