hábeas

Definitions of hábeas
  1. noun
    the civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment
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    type of:
    derechos civiles
    right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality
  2. noun
    a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
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    type of:
    mandato, mandato judicial, orden, orden judicial, requisitoria
    (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
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