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Lincoln suspened habeas corpus so people could be arrested or detained with little proof. The term habeas corpus means produce the body or the proof. During the civil war spies and confederate sympathizers were among the states not in rebellion, so the suspension of habeas corpus allowed authorities to pick up someone without much proof.
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What is the origin of the term Johnny Reb?
Its a civil war term to mean a young poor boy fighting for the Confederacy. "REB" as in rebel.
What does Yankee mean in the civil war?
Yankee refered to the Union (Northen) Troops and people. It was meant as a slur and a bad term, and was used by the Confederates.
Why was the English Civil War called a Civil War?
because it was fought between the territories of the England. The term "civil war" means a war fought between two or more groups within the same country, not involving any other countries. 'Civil' can also mean 'polite' But as we all know, the Civil War was anything but polite.
Term for a war between groups within the same country?
Civil War
What is the slang term for a confederate soldier?
The term is "Reb". During the Civil War, confederates were "rebelling" against the US, so rebels were a common term. Johnny Reb was a standard term during that period.
What is incorporated in term habeas corpus?
Innocent until proven guilty.
What term means that the body must appear before the court?
Habeas Corpus
What term is used when a person has the right to know why he or she is being imprisoned?
The writ of habeas corpus
Who made the term habeus corpus?
"The term Habeas Corpus is a Latin phrase meaning ""You may have the body."" The term has it's origins in law beginning in England in the 11th and 12th centuries."
Legal term that describes your right to know why you are being arrested and incarcerated?
Writ of Habeas Corpus.
What term is a court order requiring police to demonstrate why a suspect should not be released?
writ of habeas corpus
What is a synonym for habeas corpus?
Habeas corpus is a Latin term meaning "you have the body". It is a writ (court order) which directs the law enforcement officials who have custody of a prisoner to appear in court with the prisoner in order to determine the legality of the prisoner's confinement.
What term applies to this scenario A person cannot be held in jail without a presentation of evidence?
writ of habeas corpus
What is a writ of corpus delicti?
"Corpus delicti" means "missing body" and is a term used in murder investigations and mystery novels. It is not a writ. This question is probably a mis-spelled question about the writ of habeas corpus.
What is the legal term for bring the body?
Habeas crpus ad subjiciendum - which is a writ that compels a person who is detaining another to produce the body of the prisoner. The writ is used to test the legality of the detention of the prisoner. It is typically shortened to "habeas corpus."
What are the legal implications of the term in custody?
The term is flexible and may mean actual imprisonment or the mere power-legal or physical-of imprisoning or assuming manual possession. A petitioner must be "in custody" to be entitled to Habeas Corpus relief, which provides for release from unlawful confinement in violation of constitutional rights. Custody in this context is synonymous with restraint of liberty and does not necessarily mean actual physical imprisonment. Persons who are on Probation or who are released on their own recognizance are "in custody" for purposes of habeas corpus proceedings.
What is harbeas corpus?
Habeas corpus is a Latin term that means "you may have the body." It means that any person who has been arrested and detained by police, must be able to plead their case before a judge or court of law.
