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HABEAS CORPORA

Legal Term: HABEAS CORPORA
Definition: English practice. A writ issued out of the C. P. commending the sheriff to compel the appearance of a jury in the cause between the parties. It answers the same purpose in that court as the Distringas juratores answers in the K. B. For a form, see Bootes Suit at Law, 151.



***All definitions are taken from the 1856 Edition of Bouviers Law Dictionary

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