writ of habeas corpus

wri·tof·ha·beascorpus

uncommon

noun

1.

a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge

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writ

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Grammar

noun
singular	writ of habeas corpus
plural	writ of habeas corpuses

Nearby words

writ of certiorari writ of detinue writ of election writ of error writ of execution writ of mandamus writ of prohibition writ of right Wroclaw wrong

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