- 1. n. A writ or process commanding the officer to take the body of the person named in it, that is, to arrest him; -- also called writ of capias. Source: opted
- 2. A writ or process commanding the officer to take the body of the person named in it, that is, to arrest him; -- also called writ of capias. Note: One principal kind of capias is a writ by which actions at law are frequently commenced; another is a writ of execution issued after judgment to satisfy damages recovered; a capias in criminal law is the process to take a person charged on an indictment, when he is not in custody. Burrill. Wharton. Source: webster
- 3. A writ or process commanding the officer to take the body ofthe person named in it, that is, to arrest him; -- also called writof capias. Source: adambom
- 4. n. A writ or process commanding the officer to take the body of the person named in it, that is, to arrest him; -- also called writ of capias. Source: ecdict
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