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Mittimus
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A precept or warrant granted by a justice for committing to prison a party charged with crime; a warrant of commitment to prison.
(2):
(n.) A writ for removing records from one court to another.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Mittimus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/m/mittimus.html. 1828.