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kap′shun, n. the act of taking: an arrest: ( Eng. law ) the formal title of indictments and depositions which shows the authority under which it is executed or taken: in Scotland, prior to 1837, the name given to the formal warrant to apprehend a debtor or other defaulting obligant, which was given in the Bill Chamber after letters of horning had been executed.— adj. Cap′tious , ready to catch at faults or take offence: critical: peevish.— adv. Cap′tiously .— n. Cap′tiousne . [L. captionem — capĕre , to take.]