Habeas corpus (/ˈhbiəs ˈkɔːrpəs/; Medieval Laitin translatin roughly tae "Ye should hae the body")[1] is a recoorse in law whaurbi a person can report an unlawfu detention or imprisonment afore a court, uisually throu a prison offeecial.[2]

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  1. "habeas corpus". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 22 Apryle 2015.
  2. "Habeas Corpus Defined and Explained". lectlaw.com. Archived frae the original on 4 August 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2015.