capias ad respondendum

noun

ca·​pi·​as ad re·​spon·​den·​dum

ˈkā-pē-əs-ad-ˌrē-spän-ˈden-dəm, ˈkä-pē-ˌäs-äd-ˌrā-spȯn-ˈden-du̇m

variants or capias

: a writ or process commanding an officer to place a person under civil arrest in order to answer a charge

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin, you may seize (the person) to (make him/her) answer the charge