Concept information
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political science
American politics and society
United States Supreme Court
constitutional issues
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social history of crime
courts, corrections, punishments
United States Supreme Court
constitutional issues
Preferred term
writ of habeas corpus
Definition
- The writ of habeas corpus, Latin for “you have the body,” requires a jailer to exhibit the live body of the prisoner to a court and to explain why the prisoner is being held. A writ is a command, usually issued by someone with jurisdiction to issue a writ. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Habeas Corpus, Writ of]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/writ_of_habeas_corpus
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