mittimus

mittimus (mit-[schwa]-m[schwa]s). [Law Latin “we send”] Hist.

1. A court order or warrant directing a jailer to detain a person until ordered otherwise; COMMITMENT(4). [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 462, 463.]

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.

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译者Lester，毕业于法国一流的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与环境与自然资源相关的法律文件。