For lower limb care, see Podiatry. Not to be confused with Pediatrist. A podiatrist, also known as a podiatric physician (/poÊËdaÉªÉtrÉªst/ poh-dye-eh-trist) or foot and ankle surgeon, is a medical professional, a physician devoted to the study and medical treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle and lower extremity.
Definition of habeas corpus. 1  1 : any of several common-law writs issued to bring a party before a court or judge; especially : habeas corpus ad subjiciendum. 2  2 : the right of a citizen to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as a protection against illegal imprisonment.
Tucked inconspicuously near the middle of the Magna Carta is what historians consider one of the document's most enduring legacies. Habeas corpus, or the right to due process and a trial by jury, is a universal legal concept today, but didn't exist in the law books until the barons noted in the Magna Carta that: