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Meaning of capias | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkapɪəs

Definitions

An arrest warrant; a writ commanding officers to take a specified person or persons into custody.

Equivalents

Français capias

Examples

“All which when Cupid heard, he by and by / In great displeasure wild a Capias / Should issue forth t'attach that scornefull lasse.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

capiat capibara capicola Capili Capilla capillaire

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