capiases

noun

plural of capias
as in warrants

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  1. warrants
  2. processes
Noun
  • He was arrested on Tarrant County warrants charging him with financial abuse of the elderly, money laundering and engaging in organized crime for theft.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The blurb does not meet The Athletic’s standards of attribution and warrants an Editor’s Note.
    — Mike Semel, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of warrants
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  • This suggests that the measurements may be capturing some of the biological processes driving the loss of brain tissue, and could eventually be important for the development of treatments.
    — Claudia Metzler-Baddeley, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Rising costs, complex permitting processes, and infrastructure challenges have made the city less competitive even for productions that want to stay local.
    — Sam Roseme, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of processes
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“Capiases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capiases. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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