Multiple choice

Habeas Corpus is

  1. an order from a higher court to stop proceedings in a case and follow the specified alternative course

  2. an order from a court to any official to show his right to the office

  3. an order from a superior court to a lower court to do a specific work

  4. an order from the court to produce the man held under illegal detention

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Habeas Corpus literally means 'you may have the body' - it is a court order issued to produce a person illegally detained and set them free if detention is unlawful. It is the most important writ protecting individual liberty. Option A describes prohibition, B describes quo warranto, and C describes certiorari.