| Back | mittimus /MIT-uh-muhs/ |
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| Front | noun An official order to commit someone to prison. [From Latin mittimus (we send), the first word of such an order, from mittere (to send). Earliest documented use: 1443.] “Problems with the mittimus have recently been blamed in hundreds of errors allowing early releases of inmates, including Ebel and Blecha.” - Kirk Mitchell; Beyond Bars; Denver Post (Colorado); Jun 12, 2013. |
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