What does "caption" mean?
Caption: The act of taking or arresting a person by judicial process. [R.] Bouvier.
Additional senses
- 2.(Law) 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.
- 3.The heading of a chapter, section, or page. [U. S.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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