☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Habeas Corpus (Writ)

A judicial mandate requiring that a prisoner be brought before the court to determine whether their imprisonment is lawful, serving as the fundamental protection against arbitrary detention.

Etymology: Latin 'habeas corpus' (you shall have the body) · Category: Latin Legal Terms · Source: U.S. Constitution, Art. I, § 9; 28 U.S.C. § 2241
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