Multiple choice

Directions: Select the most appropriate meaning for the given Latin expression.

Habeas corpus

  1. dead body

  2. search warrant

  3. legal writ

  4. arrest warrant
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Habeas corpus is a legal writ that requires a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court. The phrase literally means 'you shall have the body' in Latin, referring to the requirement to produce the detained person before the court. It's a fundamental protection against unlawful detention.

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