Example sentences for: habeas

How can you use “habeas” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • In his crime bill, passed in 1994, he went further than any Republican president would have dared to restrict habeas corpus, the writ by which state prisoners, including those on death row, can get their cases reviewed by federal courts.

  • The LAT and NYT note that in defense of Clinton, Lowell pointed out that impeachment wasn't wielded when Abraham Lincoln suspended habeas corpus, when Roosevelt misled the public about Lend-Lease, nor against Ronald Reagan in connection with Iran-Contra.

  • He has spoken out against the new restrictions on federal habeas corpus.

  • Is a liberal president the one who makes the biggest increase in defense spending in a decade, restricts habeas corpus, guts the protections of immigration law, and sends weapons to the Colombian army?

  • He campaigned vigorously and successfully to restrict the number of habeas appeals for death row inmates.


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