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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.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted mittimus Wordwind 05/10/02 08:41 AM Re: mittimus tsuwm 05/10/02 04:19 PM Re: mittimus Faldage 05/10/02 07:08 PM
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