Etymology

dedimus

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Today it means: A writ to commission private persons to do some act in place of a judge, such as to examine a witness, etc. Full definition →

Latin dedimus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromdedimus“we gave”
  2. English todaydedimus

From Latin dedimus (“we gave”), from do (“to give”). So called because the writ began "Dedimus potestatem […] ".

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