legal Definition of capias ad respondendum
:a writ or process commanding an officer to place a person under civil arrest in order to answer a charge
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capias ad respondendum
noun
ca·pi·as ad re·spon·den·dum
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ˈkā-pē-əs-ad-ˌrē-spän-ˈden-dəm, ˈkä-pē-ˌäs-äd-ˌrā-spȯn-ˈden-du̇m
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Origin and Etymology of capias ad respondendum
Medieval Latin, you may seize (the person) to (make him/her) answer the charge
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