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.
Phrasal Verbs: perk up To regain or cause to regain one's good spirits or liveliness.To refresh the appearance of: New furniture and paint perked up the room. Origin of perk Possibly Middle English perken to perch from perk rod, perch probably from Medieval Latin perca and from Old French perche, perce both from Latin pertica rod; see perch 1.