Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CAP'TURE, n. [L. captura; Fr. capture; from L. capio, to take.]

1. In a general sense, the act of taking or seizing; as, the capture of an enemy, of a ship, or of booty, by force, surprise or stratagem.
2. The thing taken; a prize; prey taken by force, surprise or stratagem.
3. Seizure; arrest; as, the capture of a criminal or debtor.