Mittimus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɪtɪməs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mittimus is a noun meaning (law, archaic outside the US) A warrant issued for someone to be taken into custody.
Meaning
(law, archaic outside the US) A warrant issued for someone to be taken into custody.
More Meanings
- A writ for moving records from one court to another.
- A formal dismissal from a situation.
Example Sentences
Away George, away, raise the watch at Ludgate, and bring a Mittimus from the Iustice for this desperate villaine.
But she pertinaciously refused to make any response. So that he was about to make her mittimus to Bridewell when I departed.
Next, sometimes the same clerk, but often a second clerk, who may not have been in the courtroom, types up the mittimus, the formal court order that directs corrections offers^([sic]) to commit someone to prison, and something could get lost in translation there.
Word Forms
- mittimuses
- mittimi
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dedimus, ticket, mainprise, capias, warrant, plevin.
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