HABEAS CORPUS RIGHTS Under the concept of habeas corpus as developed in Anglo-American jurisprudence, persons who are deprived of their liberty have the right to challenge through judicial inquiry the legality of their arrest or detention. The right to challenge oneâs arrest or detention is now incorporated in international human rights standards.
perÂ·vaÂ·sive. adj. Having the quality or tendency to pervade or permeate: the pervasive odor of garlic. [From Latin. , past participle of. , to pervade; see pervade .]. perÂ·vaâ²siveÂ·ly adv. perÂ·vaâ²siveÂ·ness n.
synonym. n. 1. (Linguistics) a word that means the same or nearly the same as another word, such as bucket and pail. 2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a word or phrase used as another name for something, such as Hellene for a Greek.3. (Biology) biology a taxonomic name that has been superseded or rejected.. 1. (Linguistics) a word that means the same or nearly the same as another word, such as bucket and pail. 2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a word or phrase used as another name for something, such as Hellene for a Greek. 3. (Biology) biology a taxonomic name that has been superseded or rejected.