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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | honors gov final vocab (solicitor general-writ of habeas corpus)by laurenlg_chs | 23 terms | January 12, 2009 |
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| writ of habeas corpus definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge | 31 sets | |
| 2 | a court order requiring jailers to explain to a judge why they are holding a prisoner in custody | 24 sets | |
| 3 | a court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person | 14 sets | |
| 4 | a court order which prevents unjust arrests and imprisonments | 11 sets | |
| 5 | a court order requiring explanation to a judge why a prisoner is being held in custody. | 9 sets | |
| 6 | a court order requiring jailers to explain to a judge why they are holding a prisoner in custody. | 7 sets | |
| 7 | court order requiring explanation to a judge why a prisoner is being held in custody | 5 sets | |
| 8 | an order to produce an arrested person before a judge | 5 sets | |
| 9 | a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge. | 5 sets | |
| 10 | "produce the body," must produce all prisoners in court and explain why they are being held; hamdan v. rumsfield | 5 sets | |
| 11 | a court order directing a police officer, sheriff, or warden who has a person in custody to bring the prisoner before a judge to show sufficient cause for his or her detention. the purpose of the order is to prevent illegal arrests and unlawful imprisonment. under the constitution, the writ cannot be suspended, except during invasion or rebellion. | 4 sets | |
| 12 | a court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person. | 4 sets | |
| 13 | court order which requires that individuals who have been arrested or detained be physically brought before the court to determine whether they are being held on legal grounds. this helps protect people from being arbitrary arrested and/or held in custody for excessive periods unnecessarily. "habeas corpus" means "you must have the body." | 4 sets | |
| 14 | a court order requiring explanation to a judge why a prisoner is being held in custody | 3 sets | |
| 15 | a court order compelling the government to produce someone held in custody and show cause why the person is being held | 3 sets | |
| 16 | a court order that requires the government to bring a prisoner to court and explain why he or she is being held | 3 sets | |
| 17 | a court order that the individual in custody be brought into court and shown the cause for detention. habeas corpus is guaranteed by the constitution and can be suspended only in cases of rebellion or invasion | 3 sets | |
| 18 | latin term meaning "you shall have the body" where a police officer or warden who has a person in custody is to bring the prisoner before a judge and show sufficient caused for his or her detention | 3 sets | |
| 19 | right to be told what you are being held for and shown evidence against you-used in death penalty case appeals. | 3 sets | |
| 20 | habeas corpus means, literally, "you have the body." a writ of habeas corpus is an order that requires jailers to bring a prisoner before a court or a judge and explain why the person is being held. | 2 sets | |
| 21 | can not be held in jail without a charge brought against | 2 sets | |
| 22 | requires police to explain charges in court | 2 sets | |
| 23 | a court order requiring an explanation as to why a prisoner is being held in custody. | 2 sets | |
| 24 | a court order directing that a prisoner be brought to court before a judge to determine if the detention of the person is lawful | 2 sets | |
| 25 | orden de habeas corpus | 2 sets | |
| 26 | a court order requiring jailers to explain to a judge why they are holding a prisoner in custody "innocent until proven guilty" | 2 sets | |
| 27 | court order that the authorities show cause for why they are holding a prisoner in custody. deters unlawful imprisonment | 2 sets | |
| 28 | right that safeguards a person from illegal imprisonment. latin for "you should have the body." it refers to the writ requiring that a person be brought before a court to determine whether he is being detained legally. | 2 sets | |
| 29 | a court order to release a person accused of a crime to court to determine whether he or she has been legally detained. | 2 sets | |
| 30 | intended to prevent unjust arrests and imprisonments | 2 sets | |
| 31 | court order requiring explanation to a judge why a prisoner is being held in custody. | 2 sets | |
| 32 | a court order to determine if a person is being legally detained by authorities | 2 sets | |
| 33 | a court order requiring that the accused person be brought to court | 2 sets | |
| 34 | protects people from being unlawfully detained --> check on judicial branch | 2 sets | |
| 35 | a court order requiring an explanation as to why a prisoner in being held in custody | 2 sets | |
| 36 | court order requiring the government to bring a prisoner to court and explain why he or she is being held | 2 sets | |
| 37 | the name of a legal action, or writ, through which a person can seek relief from unlawful detention of themselves or another person | 2 sets | |
| 38 | a court order that requires police to bring a prisonert court to explain why they are holding the person | 2 sets | |
| 39 | right an arrested person has to know why they are being arrested | 1 set | |
| 40 | intended to prevent unjust arrests and imprisonment | 1 set | |