ca-sa n.
a writ of capias ad satisfaciendum, after judgement, to imprison the defendant until the plaintiff’s claim is satisfied.
Way to Get Married in Inchbold (1808) XXV 57: I will touch him up with a bit of a capias. [...] Then follow that up with a fi-fa [...] If that won’t do, tip him a ca-sa. | ||
High Life in London 30 Dec. 2/1: The writ of ca. sa. and the costs were very heavy. | ||
Twice Round the Clock 89: Else I will invoke the powers of the great ca. sa. and the terrible fi. fa. | ||
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Things I Have Seen II 51: [heading] ‘Fi. Fa.’ and ‘Ca. Sa.’ [Ibid.] 54: The writ of Capias ad Satisfaciendum, or ‘Ca.Sa.’ as it was familiarly termed. |