capias noun. ['keɪpɪǝs, 'kap-] LME.
[Latin = you are to seize, 2nd person sing. pres. subjunct. of capere take.]
Law. A writ or process commanding the arrest of the person named.
capias ad satisfaciendum [ad ,satɪsfasɪ'ɛndǝm]: after judgement, directing the imprisonment of the defendant until the plaintiff's claim is satisfied (abbreviation CA. SA.). capias in WITHERNAM. PLURIES capias.

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