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mit·ti·mus | \ ˈmi-tə-məs 
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\Definition of mittimus
: a warrant of commitment to prison
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mittimus
nounmit·ti·mus | \ ˈmi-tə-məs \
\Legal Definition of mittimus
: a warrant issued to a sheriff commanding the delivery to prison of a person named in the warrant
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The first known use of mittimus was in 1591
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