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.
Search also in: Web News Encyclopedia Images. pervasive Something, especially something bad, that is pervasive is present or felt throughout a place or thing. FORMAL adj ...the pervasive influence of the army in national life... â¦ pervasiveness n-uncount ...the pervasiveness of computer technology.