noun🔗ShareHaftbefehl, gerichtlicher Befehl zur Vorführung eines GefangenenA writ to bring a person before a court or a judge, most frequently used to ensure that a person's imprisonment, detention, or commitment is legal."The lawyer filed a habeas corpus petition to argue that her client was being held in jail illegally and should be released. "Der Anwalt reichte einen Haftbefehl ein, um zu argumentieren, dass ihr Mandant illegal im Gefängnis festgehalten wurde und freigelassen werden sollte.governmentlawpoliticsrightstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHabeas Corpus anwendenTo apply the legal principle of habeas corpus to an individual or situation."Because the prisoner's trial was unfair and violated his basic rights, his lawyers decided to habeas corpus him, hoping to secure his release. "Weil das Gerichtsverfahren des Gefangenen unfair war und seine Grundrechte verletzte, beschlossen seine Anwälte, Habeas Corpus anzuwenden, in der Hoffnung, seine Freilassung zu erreichen.lawgovernmentpoliticsrightstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading