Habeas corpus act
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
The English statute of 31 Car. II. c.
2, is the original and prominent habeas corpus act. It was amended and supplemented by St. 56 Geo. III. c.
100.
And similar statutes have been enacted in all the United States. This act is justly regarded as the great constitutional guaranty of personal liberty