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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread mittimus #69440 05/10/2002 8:41 AM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... If mittimus refers to prison, then is there a companion word for reference to a jail? Barred regards, WW Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: mittimus #69441 05/10/2002 4:19 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass I don't think mittimus is specific to prison... (but I ain't no barrister) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: mittimus #69442 05/10/2002 7:08 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 If mittimus refers to prison, then is there a companion word for reference to a jail? 'Cording to the 'Lectric Law Library's Lexicon http://www.lectlaw.com/def2/m130.htm the corresponding word for reference to a jail is mittimus. Course that's just for criminal law. In English law it has nothing to do with places of incarceration, least 'cording to the 'LLLL. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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