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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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At least two of the eight trespassers had active arrest warrants at the time of their breaches.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Evans has not been charged in Harper’s killing, but police secured an arrest warrant to question him last year.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

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In a writ issued Monday, the state Supreme Court mandated that the Superior Court systems covering California’s 58 counties must offer an electronic recording avenue for civil proceedings where a licensed court reporter is not available.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
The office of Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed a civil petition — known as a writ of quo warranto — Thursday to remove Camille Johnston from the Ray County prosecutor’s post, alleging misconduct.

— Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026

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