Apostata capiendo

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Meaning of Apostata capiendo

An obsolete English writ which issued against an apostate, or one who had violated the rules of his religious order. It was addressed to the sheriff, and commanded him to deliver the defendant into the custody of the abbot or prior. Reg. Orig. 71, 267; Jacob; Wharton.

What does Apostata capiendo mean in American Law?

The definition of Apostata capiendo in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

An obsolete English writ commanding the sheriff to seize an “apostate,” in this case meaning a religious who had violated the rule of his order, and deliver him into the hands of his ecclesiastical superior.

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