habeas corpus

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ha·be·as cor·pus /ˌheɪbiəs ˈkɔːpəs $ -ˈkɔːr-/ noun [uncountable]  lawSCT a law which says that a person can only be kept in prison following a court’s decision 人身保护法〔指规定只有经法院裁定才可对某人执行监禁的法律〕

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habeas corpus• But habeas corpus is in fact a federal civil proceeding, where much broader rules apply.• Had he seen a challenge to the controversial habeas corpus situation as a means to garner attention?• Kennedy and other opponents of habeas corpus reform made a last-minute appeal to have the provision stripped from the bill.• His petition for a writ of habeas corpus was denied by the circuit court.• The Senate added restrictions on habeas corpus, or the right of prisoners to appeal against death sentences.• The first effectively eliminated the filing of successive habeas corpus claims.• Yet the bill that has emerged from conference still includes the habeas corpus restrictions and the easier deportation rules.From Longman Business Dictionaryhabeas corpusha‧be‧as cor‧pus /ˌheɪbiəs ˈkɔːpəs-ˈkɔːr-/ noun [uncountable] LAW the right of someone in prison to come to a court of law so that the court can decide whether they should stay in prison40% of habeas corpus appeals are successful.Origin habeas corpus (1400-1500) Latin “you should have the body” (the first words on the document which demands that the person should be allowed to come to court)

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habeas corpus
ha‧be‧as cor‧pus /ˌheɪbiəs ˈkɔːpəs $ -ˈkɔːr-/ noun [uncountable]law a law which says that a person can only be kept in prison following a court’s decision

hab·eas cor·pusBrE /ˌheɪbiəs ˈkɔːpəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌheɪbiəs ˈkɔːrpəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (from Latin, law 法律) a law that states that a person who has been arrested should not be kept in prison longer than a particular period of time unless a judge in court has decided that it is right 人身保护法（对被拘禁者的羁押期予以限制）