noun

1. Archaic seizure
2. Law
   1. a part of a legal instrument, such as an indictment, showing where, when, and by what authority it was executed
   2. a heading showing the names of the parties, court, and docket number in a pleading or deposition
3. ☆
   1. a heading or title, as of an article
   2. a descriptive title, or legend, as under an illustration
4. Film, TV a subtitle

Etymology: ME capcioun < OFr capcion < L captio < pp. of capere, take: see have

transitive verb