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habeas corpus
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English
Etymology
From Latin habeas corpus ad subjiciendum (“You (shall) have the body to be subjected to (examination)”), referring to the body of the detainee (not the body of a victim, similar to corpus delicti).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌheɪbiəs ˈkɔːpəs/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌheɪbiəs ˈkɔːrpəs/
Noun
habeas corpus (plural habeas corpora or habeas corpuses)
- (law) A writ ordering that a person be brought before a court or a judge, most frequently used to ensure that a person's imprisonment, detention, or commitment is legal.
- Synonym: writ of habeas corpus
- 2025 May 9, Kaitlan Collins, Samantha Waldenberg and Tierney Sneed, “Trump involved in discussions over suspending habeas corpus, sources say”, in CNN:
- While Trump has not explicitly mentioned habeas corpus in public, it’s what he was referencing last month when he commented on steps he could take to combat nationwide injunctions against his actions on deportations, according to one of the people familiar with the talks.
Derived terms
- habeas corpus ad subjiciendum
Translations
writ of habeas corpus
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Verb
habeas corpus (third-person singular simple present habeas corpuses, present participle habeas corpusing, simple past and past participle habeas corpused)
- (informal, law) To apply the legal principle of habeas corpus to an individual or situation.
- 1873 August 12, “The Fate of Judges and All Others Who Work Against Zion”, in The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star:
- Hawley […] particularly desired, judging by his actions, to put polygamists out of existence, at the same time very mercifully habeas corpused all the prostitutes and their supporters[.]
Related terms
References
- “habeas corpus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “habeas corpus”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- “habeas corpus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “habeas corpus” (US) / “habeas corpus” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
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Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin habeas corpus ad subjiciendum (“You (shall) have the body to be subjected to (examination)”), see above for more details.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˌbeas ˈkoɾpus/ [aˌβ̞e.as ˈkoɾ.pus]
Audio (El Salvador): (file)
- IPA(key): /ˌabeas ˈkoɾpus/ [ˌa.β̞e.as ˈkoɾ.pus]
Audio (El Salvador): (file)
- Rhymes: -oɾpus
- Syllabification: ha‧be‧as cor‧pus
Noun
habeas corpus m (plural habeas corpus)
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
Further reading
- “habeas corpus”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
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