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remit

re·mit

UK/ɹɪˈmɪt/ US/ɹiˈmɪt/ rare archaic obsolete uk
verb (7) noun (1)

verb

1.

send (money) in payment

  • “remit $25”
2.
3.

release from (claims, debts, or taxes)

  • “The texes were remitted”
4.

refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision

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5.

forgive

  • “God will remit their sins”
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7.

diminish or abate

  • “The pain finally remitted”

noun

1.

(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)

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Origin

From Middle English remitten, from Latin remittere (“to send, send back”). Compare Old French remettre, remetre, remitter.

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