ca. sa.n.1
Law.
= capias ad respondendum at capias n.
ΘΚΠ
society > law > administration of justice > process, writ, warrant, or order > [noun] > writ > writs ordering arrest
writ of attachment1431
pluries capias1444
attachment?1448
pluries1465
capias1467
reattachment1528
manucaption1588
general warrant1657
ca. sa.1796
Border-warrant1816
1796 J. Anstey Pleader's Guide i. 55 [He] Conceives that Ca' sa's are vexatious, And shudders at a fieri facias.
1864 Daily Tel. 30 Aug. The bankrupt had not only been arrested on a ca. sa. but on a capias, and the proper course would be to apply to a judge at chambers.
1865 Dublin Univ. Mag. 65 562/1 I've got a ca. sa. against you, Captain.
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