'Dedimus' definitions:

Definition of 'Dedimus'

From: GCIDE
  • Dedimus \Ded"i*mus\, n. [L. dedimus we have given, fr. dare to give. So called because the writ began, Dedimus potestatem, etc.] (Law) A writ to commission private persons to do some act in place of a judge, as to examine a witness, etc. --Bouvier. [1913 Webster]