In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CAPIAS
Etymology
Noun
capias (plural capiases)
(legal) An arrest warrant; a writ commanding officers to take a specified person or persons into custody. [from 15th c.]
Usage notes
• The term is mostly used in the singular.
Source: Wiktionary
Ca"pi*as, n. Etym: [L. thou mayst take.] (Low)
Definition: A writ or process commanding the officer to take the body of the person named in it, that is, to arrest him; -- also called writ of capias.
Note: One principal kind of capias is a writ by which actions at law are frequently commenced; another is a writ of execution issued after judgment to satisfy damages recovered; a capias in criminal law is the process to take a person charged on an indictment, when he is not in custody. Burrill. Wharton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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