Capias ad audiendum judicium
CAPIAS AD AUDIENDUM JUDICIUM, practice. A writ issued in a case of misdemeanor, after the defendant has appeared and found guilty, and is not present when called. This writ is to bring him to judgment. 4 BI. Com. 368.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.