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Recent Examples of capias
While traditional arrest warrants require an ascertainment that there is evidence a crime may have been committed, Peterson's capias warrant stems from his failure to appear in court over the issues.
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
She was arrested and jailed on a civil order called a capias for repeatedly refusing Moukawsher’s orders requiring her to cooperate with a trustee appointed to close her law practice and prohibiting her from withdrawing money from a client account.
—Hartford Courant, 6 June 2022
Videos of three days worth of court proceedings obtained by cleveland.com and accompanying court records confirm that Carr issued multiple capiases -- the legal term for an arrest warrant -- and placed arrest bonds on several of them.
—Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 21 Mar. 2020
The Sheriff’s Office, which runs the jail, faulted the clerk for failing to provide a capias.
—Rafael Olmeda, sun-sentinel.com, 19 June 2019
He was also booked on four court capias warrants, generally issued for failure to appear in court.
—Diana Samuels, NOLA.com, 5 Jan. 2018
Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
She was arrested and jailed on a civil order called a capias for repeatedly refusing Moukawsher’s orders requiring her to cooperate with a trustee appointed to close her law practice and prohibiting her from withdrawing money from a client account.
—Hartford Courant, 6 June 2022
Videos of three days worth of court proceedings obtained by cleveland.com and accompanying court records confirm that Carr issued multiple capiases -- the legal term for an arrest warrant -- and placed arrest bonds on several of them.
—Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 21 Mar. 2020
The Sheriff’s Office, which runs the jail, faulted the clerk for failing to provide a capias.
—Rafael Olmeda, sun-sentinel.com, 19 June 2019
He was also booked on four court capias warrants, generally issued for failure to appear in court.
—Diana Samuels, NOLA.com, 5 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capias
Noun
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In addition to the three complaints, Mosser reviewed how Elgin police responded during the situation and whether any violated the Illinois Trust Act, which prohibits law enforcement from assisting with federal immigration enforcement unless presented with a federal criminal warrant.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Then, on January 24, 2023, the Coordination of the Courts of Instruction of the National District of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, issued a criminal arrest warrant for Bryan Rafael Gomez for homicide.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The reality is that good teams with complete rosters are rarely the most buzzy teams during the NFL Draft or the offseason writ large.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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This charming witticism might double as a tagline for the season writ large.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Capias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capias. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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