A caviling; a sophism. [Obs.] This doctrine is for caption and contradiction. Bacon.
The act of taking or arresting a person by judicial process. [R.] Bouvier.
That part of a legal instrument, as a commission, indictment, etc., which shows where, when, and by what authority, it taken, found, or executed. Bouvier. Wharton.
The heading of a chapter, section, or page. [U. S.]
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