Term: habeas corpus: a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: corrugated fastener: a small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one side; hammered across wood joints in rough carpentry
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: clock time: a reading of a point in time as given by a clock
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: appeal: attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: air force space command: a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: staggerbush: deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United States having nodding pinkish-white flowers; poisonous to stock
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: castration: surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men)
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: crosswind: wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: education: the gradual process of acquiring knowledge
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: orange: any citrus tree bearing oranges
Broader: writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | Unrelated: quoin: the keystone of an arch