capias
capias · capiases
An arrest warrant; a writ commanding officers to take a specified person or persons…An arrest warrant; a writ commanding officers to take a specified person or persons into custody.
UK/ˈkapɪəs/US/ˈkeɪ.pi.əs/
Meaning
1 sensesAn arrest warrant; a writ commanding officers to take a specified person or persons into custody.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin capiās (“you should seize, you are to seize”), from capiō (“to seize”)Borrowed from Latin capiās (“you should seize, you are to seize”), from capiō (“to seize”).
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