Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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mittimus

[Law Latin "we send"] Hist. 1. A court order or warrant directing a jailer to detain a person until ordered otherwise; COMMITMENT (4). 2. A certified transcript of a prisoner's conviction or sentencing proceedings. 3. A writ directing the transfer of records from one court to another. Pl. mittimuses.