What does "mittimus" mean?

Mittimus: (a) A precept or warrant granted by a justice for committing to prison a party charged with crime; a warrant of commitment to prison. Burrill. (b) A writ for removing records from one court to another. Brande & C. MITTLER'S GREEN Mitt"ler's green`. (Chem.) A pigment of a green color, the chief constituent of which is oxide of chromium.

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