Main entry: remission, remit, remitment
Definition: (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
Main entry: remit
Definition: the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
Usage: they set up a group with a remit to suggest ways for strengthening family life
Main entry: remit
Definition: diminish or abate
Usage: The pain finally remitted
Definition: make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
Main entry: remit
Definition: forgive
Usage: God will remit their sins
Main entry: send back, remand, remit
Definition: refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
Main entry: remit
Definition: release from (claims, debts, or taxes)
Usage: The taxes were remitted
Main entry: remit
Definition: send (money) in payment
Usage: remit $25
Main entry: remit, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, set back, shelve, defer, table, hold over
Definition: hold back to a later time
Usage: let's postpone the exam