I. Lit., a catching: pignoris, Gai Inst. 4, 12; 4, 29; cf. Gell. 7, 10, 3: odoris, Lact. Opif. Dei, 10.—
B. A seizing, apprehension: “domini,” Ambros. Ob. Valent. 35.—
II. Trop., a deceiving, deception, fraud, deceit, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 112; 5, 2, 36; id. Most. 5, 2, 23; id. Truc. 2, 7, 65: “si in parvulā re captionis aliquid vererere,” Cic. Quint. 16, 53: “incidere in captionem,” Dig. 4, 1, 1: “consilium multis captionibus suppositum,” ib. 4, 4, 1; Paul. Sent. 5, 33, 2.—
B. Esp. freq. in dialectics, a fallacious argument, a sophism: “omnes istius generis captiones eodem modo refelluntur,” Cic. Fat. 13, 30: “praestigiis quibusdam et captionibus depelli,” id. Ac. 2, 14, 45: “dialecticae,” id. Fin. 2, 6, 17: “captiones discutere,” id. Ac. 2, 15, 46: “metuere,” Plaut. As. 4, 1, 45: “induere se in captiones,” Cic. Div. 2, 17, 41: “in captione haerere,” Gell. 16, 2, 5: “explicare,” Cic. Div. 2, 17, 41; id. Brut. 53, 198; cf. id. ib. § 197; id. Att. 10, 15, 2.—