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Habeas corpus (/ˈheɪbiəs ˈkɔːrpəs/; Medieval Laitin translatin roughly tae "Ye should hae the body")[1] is a recoorse in law whaurbi a person can report an unlawfu detention or imprisonment afore a court, uisually throu a prison offeecial.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "habeas corpus". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 22 Apryle 2015.
  2. ↑ "Habeas Corpus Defined and Explained". lectlaw.com.
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