habeas corpus

== English == === Etymology === From Latin habeas corpus ad subiciendum (“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/, /ˌheɪbiæs ˈkɔrpəs/ === 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 ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Verb === habeas corpus (third-person singular simple present habeas corpuses, present participle habeas corpusing, simple past and past participle habeas corpused) (informal, law, transitive) To apply the legal principle of habeas corpus to an individual or situation. ==== Related terms ==== corpus delicti === References === “habeas corpus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “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. == Spanish == === Alternative forms === hábeas corpus === 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] IPA(key): /ˌabeas ˈkoɾpus/ [ˌa.β̞e.as ˈkoɾ.pus] Rhymes: -oɾpus Syllabification: ha‧be‧as cor‧pus === Noun === habeas corpus m (plural habeas corpus) 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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025