1. Noun
A caviling; a sophism.
2. Noun
The act of taking or arresting a person by judicial process.
3. Noun
That part of a legal instrument, as a commission, indictment, etc., which shows where, when, and by what authority, it was taken, found, or executed.
4. Noun
The heading of a chapter, section, or page.
5. Noun
taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument; "a mere caption unworthy of a reply"
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