noun
- a legal writ commanding an officer to arrest and bring a specified person before the court
Usage: legal
Examples
- The judge issued a capias for the defendant who failed to appear in court.
- A capias was served on the witness who ignored the subpoena.
- The sheriff executed the capias and brought the accused before the magistrate.
- The court clerk prepared a capias after the defendant’s no-show.
- Legal counsel advised that a capias would be issued if payment was not made.
- The capias authorized law enforcement to make an immediate arrest.