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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.
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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
Even without the capias, whether the Sheriff’s Office should have known to hold Vail remains in dispute.
—Rafael Olmeda, sun-sentinel.com, 7 June 2019
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
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
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
Even without the capias, whether the Sheriff’s Office should have known to hold Vail remains in dispute.
—Rafael Olmeda, sun-sentinel.com, 7 June 2019
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
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
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An ex-girlfriend accused him of entering her home in the Orlando area and choking her while their two children were in another room, according to an arrest warrant.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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The charges were brought against Barnett on May 9, and a warrant for his arrest was issued by a judge three days later.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
Noun
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The writ of habeas corpus has been suspended only four times since the U.S. Constitution was ratified.—
Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
20 May 2025
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In her view, the reason to innovate and make new things is not for the good of humanity writ large but specifically to help defend and protect America as both a nation and an experiment in self-government which is under threat from a hostile world.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025
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“Capias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capias. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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