See Also: capias(dictionary)
CAPIAS, practice(law)
CAPIAS AD COMPUTANDUM, practice(law)
CAPIAS IN WITHERNAM, practice(law)
CAPIAS AD AUDIENDUM JUDICIUM, practice(law)
CAPIAS PRO FINE, practice, crim(law)

capias (iou)



capias noun. 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 : after judgement, directing the imprisonment of the defendant until the plaintiff's claim is satisfied (abbreviation CA. SA.). capias in WITHERNAM. PLURIES capias.