capias

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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 Videos of three days worth of court proceedings obtained by cleveland.com and accompanying court records confirm that Carr issued multiple capiases -- the legal term for an arrest warrant -- and placed arrest bonds on several of them. Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 21 Mar. 2020 The Sheriff’s Office, which runs the jail, faulted the clerk for failing to provide a capias. 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
Noun
  • Sones described his finds and the broader investigation in an affidavit supporting an arrest warrant.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
  • In April, 2022, Ireland’s High Court issued a European arrest warrant for Sean McGovern.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Human evolution is a story writ slow.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The three-judge panel decision, in favor of plaintiff Save Our Access, directed the trial court to issue a writ of mandate, which would invalidate the 2022 ballot measure and restore the 30-foot height limit in the Midway District.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Capias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capias. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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