n. Law.

A warrant for arrest.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin capiās, from Latin, second person sing. present subjunctive of capere, to seize (from the first word of the writ).]

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

[Latin, That you take.] The name for several different kinds of writs, or court orders, all of which require an officer to take the defendant into custody.

For example, a capias ad audiendum judicium is a writ that orders the defendant brought back before the court after an appearance in which the person has been found guilty of a misdemeanor. A capias ad satisfaciendum orders the sheriff to take the defendant into custody until a judgment is paid or a discharge is granted on the ground that the defendant is an insolvent debtor. This is a body execution.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - arrestordre

Nederlands (Dutch)
arrestatiebevel

Français (French)
n. - mandat d'arrêt, (Jur) acte judiciaire

Deutsch (German)
n. - (jur.) Haftbefehl

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (νομ.) ένταλμα σύλληψης ή βίαιης προσαγωγής

Italiano (Italian)
mandato di cattura

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mandado de prisão (Jur.)

Русский (Russian)
ордер на арест

Español (Spanish)
n. - orden de arresto

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - häktningsorder

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
拘票

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 拘票

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 구속 영장

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 拘引状

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أذن اعتقال شخص‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צו-מעצר‬

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