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writ of habeas corpus  

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  • 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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