Mittimus

English Law: Mittimus in the Past

A writ enclosing a record sent to be tried in a county palatine; it derives its name from the Latin word mittimus, “we send.” It is the jury process of these counties and commands the proper officer of the county palatine to command the sheriff (see law enforcement in the U.K. encyclopedia) to summon the jury for the trial of the cause and to return the record, etc. 1 M. R. 278; 2 M. R. 88. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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1. Partialy, this information about mittimus is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including mittimus.

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