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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

habeas corpus

[Law Latin "that you have the body"] A writ employed to bring a person before a court, most frequently to ensure that the party's imprisonment or detention is not illegal (habeas corpus ad subjiciendum). ( In addition to being used to test the legality of an arrest or commitment, the writ may be used to obtain review of (1) the regularity of extradition process, (2) the right to or amount of bail, or (3) the jurisdiction of a court that has imposed a criminal sentence. -Abbr. H.C. - Sometimes shortened to habeas. - Also termed writ of habeas corpus; Great Writ.

habeas corpus ad deliberandum et recipiendum

[Law Latin "that you have the body to consider and receive"] Hist. A writ used to remove a person for trial from one county to the county where the person allegedly committed the offense. Cf. EXTRADITION.

habeas corpus ad faciendum et recipiendum

[Law Latin "that you have the body to do and receive"] Hist. A writ used in civil cases to remove the case, and also the body of the defendant, from an inferior court to a superior court. - Also termed habeas corpus cum causa. See CERTIORARI.

habeas corpus ad prosequendum

[Law Latin "that you have the body to prosecute"] Hist. A writ used in criminal cases to bring before a court a prisoner to be tried on charges other than those for which the prisoner is currently being confined.

habeas corpus ad respondendum

[Law Latin "that you have the body to respond"] Hist. A writ used in civil cases to remove a person from one court's custody into that of another court, in which the person may then be sued.

habeas corpus ad satisfaciendum

[Law Latin "that you have the body to make amends"] In England, a writ used to bring a prisoner against whom a judgment has been entered to some superior court so that the plaintiff can proceed to execute that judgment.

habeas corpus ad subjiciendum

[Law Latin "that you have the body to submit to"] A writ directed to someone detaining another person and commanding that the detainee be brought to court. - Usu. shortened to habeas corpus.

habeas corpus ad testi ficandum

[Law Latin "that you have the body to testify"] Hist. A writ used in civil and criminal cases to bring a prisoner to court to testify.

habeas corpus cum causa

See habeas corpus ad faciendum et recipiendum. Habeas Corpus Act. 1. One of the four great charters of English liberty (31 Car. 2, 1679), securing to English subjects speedy relief from all unlawful imprisonments. 0 The other three great charters are Magna Carta, the Petition of Right (3 Car. 1, 1628), and the Bill of Rights (1 Wm. & M. 1689). The Habeas Corpus Act does not apply in Scotland. 2. A statute deriving ultimately from the English statute and enacted in the United States as a constitutional guarantee of personal liberty.

habeas corpus cum causa.

See habeas corpus ad faciendum et recipiendum under HABEAS CORPUS.

writ of habeas corpus

See HABEAS CORPUS.