suspend habeas corpus
1Habeas corpus in the United States — Habeas corpus (/ heɪbiəs kɔɹpəs/), Latin for you [should] have the body , is the name of a legal action or writ by means of which detainees can seek relief from unlawful imprisonment. The Suspension Clause of the United States Constitution… …
2habeas corpus — (a bé as kor pus ) s. m. Terme de législation anglaise. Bill d habeas corpus, loi rendue en mai 1679, sous le règne de Charles II, en vertu de laquelle toute personne emprisonnée peut s adresser au lord chancelier ou à l un des douze grands juges …
3Philippine Habeas Corpus Cases — are cases decided by the Supreme Court of the Philippines on the issue with respect to the writ of habeas corpus.The writ of habeas corpus may be suspended in order to prevent any violence in cases of rebellion or insurrection, as the case may be …
4suspend — sus·pend vt 1: to debar temporarily from a privilege, office, or function 2 a: to stop temporarily suspend trading b: to make temporarily ineffective suspend a license c: sta …
5Suspend — Sus*pend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suspended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suspending}.] [F. suspendre, or OF. souspendre (where the prefix is L. subtus below, from sub under), L. suspendere, suspensum; pref. sus (see {Sub }) + pendere to hang. See {Pedant},… …
6To suspend payment — Suspend Sus*pend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suspended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suspending}.] [F. suspendre, or OF. souspendre (where the prefix is L. subtus below, from sub under), L. suspendere, suspensum; pref. sus (see {Sub }) + pendere to hang. See… …
7Ex parte Merryman — 17 F. Cas. 144 (1861), is a well known U.S. federal court case which arose out of the American Civil War. Against President Abraham Lincoln s wishes, Chief Justice Roger Taney, sitting as a judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Distri …
8Martial law — Not to be confused with Marital law. Martial law is the imposition of military rule by military authorities over designated regions on an emergency basis (usually) only temporary when the civilian government or civilian authorities fail to… …
9Merryman, Ex Parte — ▪ law case (1861), in U.S. legal history, American Civil War case contesting the president s power to suspend the writ of habeas corpus during a national emergency. On May 25, 1861, a secessionist named John Merryman was imprisoned by …
10Ex parte Milligan — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Ex parte Milligan ArgueDate=March 5 ArgueYear=1866 DecideDate=April 3 DecideYear=1866 FullName=Ex parte Lambdin P. Milligan USVol=71 USPage=2 Citation=4 Wall. 2; 18 L. Ed. 281; 1866 U.S. LEXIS 861 Prior=This case came before… …
