habeas corpus
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
Types & categories
- writ hypernym
Related & opposite
- law domain topic
Sense 2 noun
the civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment
Types & categories
- civil right hypernym
Related & opposite
- law domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | writ |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | civil right |