Definition of mittimus
:a warrant of commitment to prison
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Origin and Etymology of mittimus
Latin, we send, from mittere to send
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mittimus
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mit·ti·mus
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ˈmi-tə-məs
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legal Definition of mittimus
:a warrant issued to a sheriff commanding the delivery to prison of a person named in the warrant
Origin and Etymology of mittimus
Latin, we send
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