In Latin, the term literally means “produce the body to testify.” It refers to a writ directing that a person in custody be delivered to a court to give testimony before that court. Related entries Wood v. Milyard Habeas Corpus Ad Satisfaciendum Habeas Corpus Ad Respondendum Habeas Corpus Ad Prosequendum Habeas Corpus Ad Faciendum Et Recipiendum Habeas Corpus Ad Deliberandum Et Recipiendum Habeas Corpus