testatum capias

noun

testatum ca·​pi·​as

-ˈkāpēəs

variants or testatum capias ad satisfaciendum

-ˌadˌsatə̇ˌsfāshēˈendəm

: a supplementary writ sometimes issued by a court of one county to the sheriff of another when an ordinary capias has been returned without action

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, literally, take the writ (for satisfying)

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