I wrote a nice paper on this in college if you want to know more. It can be and is still is used to remand a person to a higher court as well. But generally speaking it is a tool to demand the court (or jail) system properly indict or charge persons and/or release them from improper detainment or imprisonment. In the United States, where crime is often sentenced at State levels, there is some grey area of its use a a safeguard.
Generally, in common use, it came to be used as a safeguard of improper imprisonment in England and a major "right" referred to in the Magna Carta.
Post proelia praemia in english trial#
For instance, an English King or his court might demand a person from a lower court that was imprisoned (improperly) to stand trial in a higher court, or, in effect, to overrule the lower court's (or jailor's or sheriff or whatnot) imprisonment of this person. Short for habeas corpus ad subjiciendum | Have the Body | Produce the body | Originally an order or writ, typically issued by a higher court, to get people OUT of lower ranking jails (geoles) or court systems. Table of Latin Phrases Beginning H through P Latin Phrase Just click on a heading to to re-order the table. I have broken this up alphabetically and each table is sortable within your browser as well. I have also tried to add insight or additional references to the phrase for contextual or historical perspective. I have personally gone over every line and researched the Latin roots, updated the translations and/or added variations of meaning and/or given the modern colloquial phrase equivalent (imho). This is not just a copy of someone else's list. So I have created a set of lists of some common, not so common, and some completely made up Latin phrases. The problem, no one knows what I am saying. I am always finding Latin Phrases handy in my everyday speech. Latin phrases And Their English Meanings H Through P Latin Phrases And Their English Meanings H through P
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