Main Entry: habeas corpus ad sub·ji·ci·en·dum

Pronunciation: \-ˌad-səb-ˌji-sē-ˈen-dəm, -ˌji-shē-; -ˌäd-su̇b-ˌyi-kē-ˈen-du̇m\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, literally, you should have the body for submitting

Date: 1768

: a writ for inquiring into the lawfulness of the restraint of a person who is imprisoned or detained in another's custody