capias

noun

Definition of capiasnext
as in warrant

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Recent Examples of capias While traditional arrest warrants require an ascertainment that there is evidence a crime may have been committed, Peterson's capias warrant stems from his failure to appear in court over the issues. — Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024 She was arrested and jailed on a civil order called a capias for repeatedly refusing Moukawsher’s orders requiring her to cooperate with a trustee appointed to close her law practice and prohibiting her from withdrawing money from a client account. — Hartford Courant, 6 June 2022 Without a capias, jail officials had no indication there was any reason to hold Vail once the original charge was dropped, so he was freed from jail. — Rafael Olmeda, sun-sentinel.com, 19 June 2019 He was also booked on four court capias warrants, generally issued for failure to appear in court. — Diana Samuels, NOLA.com, 5 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capias
  1. warrant
  2. writ
Noun
  • Jail records show the felony arrest warrant obtained by the Marysville Police Department remains in effect.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • About 90% of the investor base of the company, including Larry Ellison, the Oracle billionaire and father of Skydance CEO David Ellison, as well as RedBird Capital, Middle East sovereign wealth funds and other backers, did not receive the warrants.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of warrant
Noun
  • This story has been updated to include the writ of habeus corpus filed by the Tates’ legal team on Wednesday.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Although his official writ covers only civilian affairs and not military policy, Netanyahu gave him a completely free hand, and Smotrich has used it to full effect.
    — Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of writ

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“Capias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capias. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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