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mittimus

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mit⋅ti⋅mus

  [mit-uh-muhs]
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–noun, plural -mus⋅es. Law.
1. a warrant of commitment to prison.
2. a writ for removing a suit or a record from one court to another.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L: we send, first word of such a writ; see remit
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Main Entry: mit·ti·mus
Pronunciation: 'mi-t&-m&s
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, we send
: a warrant issued to a sheriff commanding the delivery to prison of a person named in the warrant
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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