CEPI. A Latin word signifying I have taken. Cepi corpus, I have taken the
body; cepi and B. B., I have taken the body and discharged him on bail bond;
cepi corpus et est in custodia, I have taken the body and it is in custody;
cepi corpus, et est languidus, I have taken the body of, &c. and he is sick.
These are some of the various returns made by the sheriff to a writ of
capias.