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 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
  • San Jose argues there's no reasonable expectation of privacy on public roads, pointing to a California appeals court decision that allowed police to access traffic camera footage of a murder suspect without a warrant.
    Maddie White, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • An extraditable arrest warrant was obtained on charges of first-degree identity theft, second-degree money laundering, first-degree larceny, criminal impersonation and second-degree telephone fraud.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Nothing can prepare you for the album art writ large on the inside flap, but the lavish haircut photos galore and commentary from folks like producer Bob Rock and then-bassist Jason Newsted are illuminating.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2026

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“Capias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capias. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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