Definition of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum
:a writ for inquiring into the lawfulness of the restraint of a person who is imprisoned or detained in another's custody
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Origin and Etymology of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum
New Latin, literally, you should have the body for submitting
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