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remit
[ri-mit, ree-mit]
verb (used with object)
to transmit or send (money, a check, etc.) to a person or place, usually in payment.
Synonyms:Antonyms: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.).
Synonyms: ,Antonyms:to remit watchfulness.
Synonyms:Antonyms:to give back.
to remit an overpayment.
Synonyms: ,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
archaicto 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
Other Word Forms
- remittable adjective
- nonremittable adjective
- nonremittably adverb
- preremit verb (used with object)
- unremittable adjective
- ˈٳٲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of remit1
Example Sentences
The Manhattan-based court said the US Constitution gives Congress exclusive powers to regulate commerce with other nations and this is not superseded by the president's remit to safeguard the economy.
He believes the remit of the Office for Budgetary Responsibility – set up by George Osborne as chancellor - needs to be revised.
It is illegal to sell medicinal products containing Melanotan II in the UK, but as the tanners are sold cosmetically, they fall outside that remit.
The Scottish government has noted that some kind of deal with Westminster will be needed as powers over the drugs which would be involved are not in Holyrood's remit.
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."
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