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A citizen's right to ''habeas corpus'' is her right to challenge the government to present a reason for her criminal or civil detention.  This right was first secured by British citizens against their King with the signing of the [[Magna Carta]], a document upon which all Western [[democracy]] is based, and upon which the [[Founding Fathers]] of the [[United States of America]] heavily relied.

A citizen's right to ''habeas corpus'' is their right to challenge the government to present a reason for her criminal or civil detention.  This right was first secured by British citizens against their King with the signing of the [[Magna Carta]], a document upon which all Western [[democracy]] is based, and upon which the [[Founding Fathers]] of the [[United States of America]] heavily relied.

In Latin, the phrase translates roughly as, "that one ought to have the body."

In Latin, the phrase translates roughly as, "that one ought to have the body."