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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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Habeas Corpus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/habeas-corpus.html. 1828.
 
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