habeas
Demand the body
Habeas is the first word of *habeas corpus*, a legal writ requiring authorities to bring a detained person before a court.
In casual legal shorthand, habeas often stands alone for the full phrase: The defense filed a habeas petition, We're going to habeas him out of there.
The Latin means "you shall have the body."
Assembled written works
- petitionFormal written appeal
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- judgeOne who decides
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
filing · suspension · extraordinary · certiorari · mandamus · procedural · remedy · application
Confinement in jail
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
- confinementState of being restricted
- custodyProtective care or control
- captivityState of being confined
internment · holding · remand · unlawful · detention · prisoner · detainee · release
Absence of constraint
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- protectionGuarding against harm
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
remedy · relief · recourse · civil-liberties · constitutional · fundamental · individual · personal
corpus
Assembled written works
jurisdiction · filing · suspension · extraordinary · certiorari · mandamus · procedural · remedy · application · grounds
incarceration
Confinement in jail
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
- confinementState of being restricted
- custodyProtective care or control
captivity · internment · holding · remand · unlawful · detention · prisoner · detainee · release · wrongful
freedom
Absence of constraint
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- protectionGuarding against harm
safeguard · remedy · relief · recourse · civil-liberties · constitutional · fundamental · individual · personal · bodily
habeasindefinite detention
Imprisonment without set duration
detention without trial · arbitrary detention · conviction · incarceration · commitment
habeasindefinite detention
Imprisonment without set duration
martial law · disappearance · detention without trial · Guantanamo · extraordinary rendition
habeastyranny
Oppressive, absolute governance
authoritarianism · despotism · police state · totalitarianism · absolute monarchy
- habeas corpusWrit challenging lawful custody