Answer:
It prevented monarchs from having opponents arrested.
Explanation:
The Habeas Corpus act of 1679 was passed by the English parliament. Through it, a detainee gained the power to denounce unlawful or arbitrary imprisonment and request the court to examine the conditions and lawfulness of the detainee´s imprisonment. Habeas corpus is Latin, and it roughly translates as: have the body of the detainee brought before us (us, the court in this context).
