Capias n. : A writ or process commanding the officer to take the body of the person named in it, that is, to arrest him; -- also called writ of capias.

Example:
What is the statue of limitations on a Capias warrant for a theft by check in Texas?

Taxonomy
writ, defendant, sheriff, capias ad respondendum, writ of execution, judgment, return day, plaintiff, custody, court, bail bond, arrest, debt, body, appearance, cepi, corpus, recovery.

Defination from the web:
... Several writs and processes commanding the sheriff to take the person of the defendant are known by the name of capias. ... CAPIAS AD COMPUTANDUM - Practice. ...