Capias Definition
kāpē-əs
noun
A warrant for arrest.
American Heritage
A writ issued by a court directing an officer to arrest the person named.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Capias
Noun
Singular:
capias
Plural:
capiasesOrigin of Capias
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Middle English from Medieval Latin capiās from Latin second person sing. present subjunctive of capere to seize (from the first word of the writ) kap- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin capiās (“you should seize, you are to seize”), from capiō (“to seize”).
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