habeas corpus

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 23, 2021 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>habeas corpus</strong> &#149; \HAY-bee-us-KOR-pus\&nbsp; &#149; <em>noun</em><br /> <p><strong>1 :</strong> any of several <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common-law">common-law</a> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writ">writs</a> issued to bring a party before a court or judge; <em>especially</em> <strong>:</strong> a writ for inquiring into the lawfulness of the restraint of a person who is imprisoned or detained in another's custody</p> <p><strong>2 :</strong> the right of a citizen to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as a protection against illegal imprisonment</p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"Embraced by America's founders, the Great Writ, as [<em>habeas corpus</em> is] colloquially known, is enshrined in the Constitution, statutory law, and case law, where it guarantees certain rights to the detained. <em>Habeas corpus</em> entitles detainees convicted in state courts to appeal to federal courts if they believe their rights were violated at trial or during sentencing." — <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/18/opinion/oklahoma-city-bombing-terror-death-penalty.html">Elizabeth Bruenig, <em>The New York Times</em>, 18 Jan. 2021</a></p> <p>"[Assistant to the Solicitor General Vivek] Suri … underscored the availability of <em>habeas corpus</em> relief under <em>Zadvydas v. Davis</em>, a 2001 decision in which the Supreme Court recognized an opportunity for those detained under Section 1231 to seek judicial review once it appeared that there was no significant likelihood of removal." — <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2021/01/argument-analysis-a-complex-question-of-immigration-bond/">Gabriel Chin, <em>SCOTUSblog</em>, 12 Jan. 2021</a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p>The literal meaning of <em>habeas cor