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



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