1. The introductory part of a court paper stating the names of the parties, the name of the court, the docket or file number, and a description of the paper. Fed. R. Civ. P. 10(a). Cf. STYLE(1). [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 626; Pleading 4, 43–46. C.J.S. Pleading §§ 8, 96–99, 163.]
2. The arrest or seizure of a person by legal process.
