MITTIMUS
Etymology
Noun
mittimus (plural mittimuses or mittimi)
(legal, archaic, outside, the US) A warrant issued for someone to be taken into custody.
A writ for moving records from one court to another.
A formal dismissal from a situation.
Source: Wiktionary
Mit"ti*mus, n. Etym: [L., we send, fr. mittere to send.] (Law)
(a) A precept or warrant granted by a justice for committing to
prison a party charged with crime; a warrant of commitment to prison.
Burrill.
(b) A writ for removing records from one court to another. Brande &
C.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition