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literally, "you have the body;" a writ challenging the legality of incarceration; or a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a court to determine the legality of the prisoner's detention.
habitual offender
a person sentenced under the provisions of a statute declaring that persons convicted of a given offense, and shown to have previously been convicted of another specified offense(s), shall receive a more severe penalty than that for the current offense alone.
harm
also resulting harm. Loss, disadvantage, or injury or anything so regarded by the person affected, including loss, disadvantage, or injury to any other person in whose welfare he is interested.
hidden costs of crime
the intangible impact of crime on victims, including such difficult to measure aspects of the victimization experience such as pain, suffering, and decreased quality of life.
home confinement
house arrest. Individuals ordered confined in their homes are sometimes monitored electronically to be sure they do not leave during the hours of confinement (absence from the home during working hours is often permitted).
homicide
the killing of a human being by the act, procurement, or omission of another human being.
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