- Cepi corpus et paratum habeo
- I have the body and I have it ready; formal words used in the return on a writ for the arrest of a person.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Cepi corpus et paratum habeo
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paratum habeo — /pareytam hasbiyow/ I have him in readiness. The return by the sheriff to a capias ad respondendum, signifying that he has the defendant in readiness to be brought into court. This was a fiction, where the defendant was at large. Afterwards he… … Black's law dictionary
cepi — /siypay/ I have taken. This word was of frequent use in the returns of sheriffs when they were made in Latin, and particularly in the return to a writ of capias. The full return (in Latin) to a writ of capias was commonly made in one of the… … Black's law dictionary
cepi — /siypay/ I have taken. This word was of frequent use in the returns of sheriffs when they were made in Latin, and particularly in the return to a writ of capias. The full return (in Latin) to a writ of capias was commonly made in one of the… … Black's law dictionary
