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remit
[ verb noun ri-mit; noun ree-mit ]
verb (used with object)
- to transmit or send (money, a check, etc.) to a person or place, usually in payment.
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- to refrain from inflicting or enforcing, as a punishment, sentence, etc.
- to refrain from exacting, as a payment or service.
- to pardon or forgive (a sin, offense, etc.).
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to remit watchfulness.
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- to give back:
to remit an overpayment.
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- Law. to send back (a case) to an inferior court for further action.
- to put back into a previous position or condition.
- Obsolete. to set free; release.
- Obsolete. to send back to prison or custody.
- Obsolete. to give up; surrender.
verb (used without object)
- to transmit money, a check, etc., as in payment.
- to abate for a time or at intervals, as a fever.
- to slacken; abate.
noun
- Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- something remitted, as for further deliberation or action.
- the act of remitting.
- Chiefly British. the area of authority of a person or group.
remit
verb
- also intr to send (money, payment, etc), as for goods or service, esp by post
- law (esp of an appeal court) to send back (a case or proceeding) to an inferior court for further consideration or action
- to cancel or refrain from exacting (a penalty or punishment)
- also intr to relax (pace, intensity, etc) or (of pace or the like) to slacken or abate
- to postpone; defer
- archaic.to pardon or forgive (crime, sins, etc)
noun
- the area of authority or responsibility of an individual or a group
by taking that action, the committee has exceeded its remit
- law the transfer of a case from one court or jurisdiction to another, esp from an appeal court to an inferior tribunal
- the act of remitting
- something remitted
- a proposal from a branch of an organization put forward for discussion at the annual general meeting
Derived Forms
- ˈٳٲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ··ٲ· adjective
- non···ٲ· adjective
- ԴDz···ٲ· adverb
- ·· verb (used with object) preremitted preremitting
- un···ٲ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of remit1
Example Sentences
Chief executive Mark Bird said: "This is a confused and ill thought-out piece of legislation with implications that go well beyond the remit of racing greyhounds in Scotland."
Rob Owens, a science teacher at Dixons Croxteth Academy, said the remit of his job had widened since he entered the profession 20 years ago.
The Cabinet Office supports the prime minister and co-ordinates the work of other departments which have more specific remits.
The Electoral Commission says campaign spending by individual candidates does not fall under its remit and is a matter for the police.
"Initially on the show, my whole remit was to not say anything and to experience," he says.
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