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Meaning of Cepi

(Lat. I have taken). It was of frequent use in the returns of sheriffs when they were made in Latin; as, for example, cepi corpus et B. B., I have taken the body, and discharged him on bail bond; cepi corpus et est in custodia, I Ijave taken the body, and it is jn custody; cepi corpus et est languidus, I have taken the body, and he is sick.

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Meaning of Cepi in the Past

A Latin word signifying I have taken. Cepicorpus, I have taken the body; cepiand B. B., I have taken the body and discharged him on bail bond; cepi corpus et est in custodia, I have taken the body and it is in custody; cepi corpus, et est languidus, I have taken the body of, etc. and he is sick. These are some of the various returns made by the sheriff (see law enforcement in the U.S. encyclopedia) to a writ of capias. [1]

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Partialy, this information about cepi is based on the BouvierÂ´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the BouvierÂ´s Law Dictionary, including cepi.

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