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Stage 1 of 2
habeas corpus
Latin · medieval
"you shall have the body"
literally you shall have the body, the opening words of a writ requiring a prisoner's presence in court
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Stage 2 of 2
habeas corpus
English · 1500s
"the legal right to challenge unlawful detention"
adopted directly as the legal term for the right to challenge unlawful detention
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