Caption

n. [ L. captio, fr. caper to take. In senses 3 and 4, perhaps confounded in meaning with L. caput a head. See Capacious. ] 1. A caviling; a sophism. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

This doctrine is for caption and contradiction. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of taking or arresting a person by judicial process. [ R. ] Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) 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. Bouvier. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The heading of a chapter, section, or page. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]