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capias
ca·pi·as
[
káypee əss
]
(
plural
ca·pi·as·es
)
noun
Definition:
arrest warrant:
a warrant authorizing an officer of the law to arrest the person named on the warrant
(
dated
)
[
< Latin, "you are to seize" <
capere
"take"
]
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