A caviling; a sophism.
The act of taking or arresting a person by judicial process.
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.
The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal.
The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey.
To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort.
to record or make a lasting representation of (sound or images); as, to capture an event on videotape; the artist captured the expression of grief on his face.
to take control of, or remove from play; as, to capture a piece in chess.
to exert a strong psychological influence on; as, to capture the heart of a maiden; to capture the attention of the nation.
to record (data) in a computer-readable form; as, to capture a transaction in a database.