Apostata capiendo
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
An obsolete English writ which issued against an apostate, or one who had violated the rules of his religious order. It was addressed to the sheriff, and commanded him to deliver the defendant into the custody of the abbot or prior.
Reg. Orig. 7l, 267; Jacob ; Wharton.