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noun

Caption n.

A caviling; a sophism. (Obs.) "This doctrine is for caption and contradiction."

The act of taking or arresting a person by judicial process. (R.)

(Law) 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.

The heading of a chapter, section, or page. (U. S.)

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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