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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ha·be·as cor·pus /ˈhebiəsˈkɔrpəs/
 人身保護權

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ha·be·as cor·pus  Law A writ having for its object to bring a party before a court or judge; especially, one to inquire into the cause of a person's imprisonment or detention by another, with the view to protect the right to personal liberty; also, one to bring a prisoner into court to testify in a pending trial.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 habeas corpus
      n 1: a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
           [syn: writ of habeas corpus]
      2: the civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as
         protection against illegal imprisonment