HABEAS-CORPUS (AD SUBJICIENDUM)
\hˈe͡ɪbi͡əzkˈɔːpəs ˈad sʌbd͡ʒˈɪʃəndəm], \hˈeɪbiəzkˈɔːpəs ˈad sʌbdʒˈɪʃəndəm], \h_ˈeɪ_b_iə_z_k_ˈɔː_p_ə_s__ ˈa_d s_ʌ_b_dʒ_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n_d_ə_m]\
Definitions of HABEAS-CORPUS (AD SUBJICIENDUM)
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h[=a]'be-as-kor'pus, n. a writ to a jailer to produce the body of one detained in prison, and to state the reasons of such detention.--n. HABEN'DUM, the clause in a deed beginning 'habendum et tenendum' ('to have and to hold'), which determines the interest or estate granted by the deed. [L., lit. 'have the body,' from L. hab[=e]re, to have, and corpus, the body.]
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