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ca·pi·as
(k
p
-
s)
KEY
NOUN:
Law
A warrant for arrest.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Medieval Latin
capi
s
, from Latin, second person sing. present subjunctive of
capere
,
to seize (from the first word of the writ)
; see
kap-
in Indo-European roots
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