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capias

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Definition of capias

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

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Noun

The administration may be negotiating even more stakes under the radar, since SEC filings for unrelated deals mention the possibility of warrants.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The businesses include a dance production studio, a diner and a real estate company, according to the warrant.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 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

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