mittimus

[ mit-uh-muhs ]

/ ˈmɪt ə məs /

noun, plural mit·ti·mus·es.Law.

a warrant of commitment to prison.

a writ for removing a suit or a record from one court to another.

Origin of mittimus

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin: we send, first word of such a writ; see remit

Words nearby mittimus

Mitteleuropa, Mittelland Canal, mittelschmerz, mitten, Mitterrand, mittimus, Mitty, mitumba, Mitumba Mountains, Mitzi, mitzvah

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Example sentences from the Web for mittimus

He never once took his eyes off Palmer as he read the mittimus.
The Crime of the Century|Henry M. Hunt
With this mittimus he delivered us to the constables to convey us to Leicester jail.
George Fox|George Fox
“Then,” said he, “I must commit you;” and ordered his clerk to make a mittimus.
The History of Thomas Ellwood|Thomas Ellwood
I still called to have the mittimus read; for that signified the cause of my commitment.
George Fox|George Fox

Which mittimus the Trio, on their side, made bold to fling in the fire: and valiantly pleaded privilege of Parliament.
The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for mittimus

mittimus

/ (ˈmɪtɪməs) /

noun plural -muses

law a warrant of commitment to prison or a command to a jailer directing him to hold someone in prison

Word Origin for mittimus

C15: from Latin: we send, the first word of such a command

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单词	mittimus
释义	mittimus [ mit-uh-muhs ] / ˈmɪt ə məs / noun, plural mit·ti·mus·es.Law. a warrant of commitment to prison. a writ for removing a suit or a record from one court to another. Origin of mittimus 1400–50; late Middle English <Latin: we send, first word of such a writ; see remit Words nearby mittimus Mitteleuropa, Mittelland Canal, mittelschmerz, mitten, Mitterrand, mittimus, Mitty, mitumba, Mitumba Mountains, Mitzi, mitzvah Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mittimus He never once took his eyes off Palmer as he read the mittimus. The Crime of the Century\|Henry M. Hunt With this mittimus he delivered us to the constables to convey us to Leicester jail. George Fox\|George Fox “Then,” said he, “I must commit you;” and ordered his clerk to make a mittimus. The History of Thomas Ellwood\|Thomas Ellwood I still called to have the mittimus read; for that signified the cause of my commitment. George Fox\|George Fox Which mittimus the Trio, on their side, made bold to fling in the fire: and valiantly pleaded privilege of Parliament. The French Revolution\|Thomas Carlyle British Dictionary definitions for mittimus mittimus / (ˈmɪtɪməs) / noun plural -muses law a warrant of commitment to prison or a command to a jailer directing him to hold someone in prison Word Origin for mittimus C15: from Latin: we send, the first word of such a command Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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