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Capias
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What's The Definition Of Capias?Synonyms | Synonyms for Capias: Related Terms | Find terms related to Capias: See Also | Capias In Webster's Dictionary \Ca"pi*as\, n. [L. thou mayst take.] (Low)
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.
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