Pronunciation: - ˌ ad-s ə b- ˌ ji-s ē - ' en-d ə m, - ˌ ji-sh ē -; - ˌ äd-su ̇ b- ˌ yi-k ē - ' en-du ̇ m
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, literally, you should have the body for submitting
Date: 1768
: a writ for inquiring into the lawfulness of the restraint of a person who is imprisoned or detained in another's custody