de excommunicato capiendo

noun
de ex·​com·​mu·​ni·​ca·​to ca·​pi·​en·​do | \ (ˌ)dāˌekskəˌmünē¦kät(ˌ)ōˌkäpē¦en(ˌ)dō\

Definition of de excommunicato capiendo

: an ancient writ ordering the imprisonment of an excommunicated person until he or she submitted to the church

History and Etymology for de excommunicato capiendo

New Latin, literally, of seizing an excommunicated person

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