Federal habeas corpus is a procedure under which a federal court may review the legality of an individual's incarceration. The writ of habeas corpus is a legal order requiring a person holding another person to produce that individual before a court or judge.Translated from Latin it means "show me the body. Habeas corpus is shorthand for a variety of writs or legal pleadings seeking to bring a person within a court's power. Habeas Corpus means a demand to produce the body whether dead or alive. Federal Court Interpreters Interpreters ensure that justice is carried out fairly for defendants and other stakeholders. 26B-5-311. Habeas corpus. What we are talking about, of course, is habeas corpus, a Latin phrase meaning "you should have the body. "Part Two The Utah Constitution and Commentary, Art.