Cepit

In civil practice. He took. This was the characteristic word employed in (Latin) writs of trespass for goods taken, and in declarations in trespass and replevin. Replevin in the cepit is a form of replevin which is brought for carrying away goods merely. Wells, Repl. § 53.

In criminal practice. This was a technical word necessary in an indictment for larceny. The charge must be that the defendant took the thing stolen with a felonious design. Bac. Abr. "Indictment," G, 1.

— Cepit et abduxit. He took and led away. The empbatic words in writs in trespass or indictments for larceny, where the thing taken was a living chattel, i. e., an animal.

— Celpit et asportavit. He took and carried away. Applicable in a declaration in trespass or an indictment for larceny where the defendant has carried away goods without right. 4 Bl. Comm. 231.

— Cepit in alio looo. In pleading. A plea in replevin, by which the defendant alleges that he took the thing replevied in another place than that mentioned in the declaration. 1 Chit. PI. 490.

I. Took, or he took, — the of trespass for taking personal plevin and trespass. The word tion in some cases; as in replevin merely, it is called replevin in or he took; the plea in replevin avow and claim a return.

In old English practice. Cepit emphatic words in a writ of tavit, or et abcariavit: took in a writ of trespass for dead

In eivil practice. He took. This was the characteristic word employed in (Latin) writs of trespass for goods taken, and in declarations in trespass and replevin. Repleyin in the cepit is a form of replevin which is brought for carrying away goods merely. Wells, Repl. § 53.

In criminal practice. This was a technical word necessary in an indictment for larceny. The charge must be that the defendant took the thing stolen with a felonious design. Bac. Abr. “Indictment,” G, 1.

I. He took. Replevin in the cepit: when brought for the taking only, not the keeping; v. Replevin, Deiinet. Cepit in alio loco (he took in another place): the plea in replevin when the defendant intended to avow and claim a return. Cepit et abduxit (he took and led away): emphatic words in a writ of trespass brought for et

Lat. [from capere, to take.] Li pleading. (Took, or he took.) The emphatic word formerly used in writs of trespass for taking personal property, and in declaralions in replevin and trespass; and hterally translated in the modem forms of those pleadings. See infra. The Latm word is still used as descriptive of the action in certain cases. Thus, m replevin, when the actjpn b for the talcing only, it is said to be " in the cepit:' 3 Hil Vs N. T, Bep. 2B2, 848. CEPIT ET ABDUXrr. L. Lat. In old English practice. ([He] took and led away.) The emphatic words in writs of trespass where the writ was for live things, as anifnids. Reg, Grig. 92, 163. F, i^. S, 86 A, note. Id. 88 B.