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capias

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈkapɪəs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈkeɪ.pi.əs/
  • US: /ˈkæ.pi.əs/

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noun

Meaning 1

An arrest warrant; a writ commanding officers to take a specified person or persons into custody.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin capiās (“you should seize, you are to seize”), from capiō (“to seize”).