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ALL meanings of remit

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  • noun remit area of authority 1
  • transitive verb remit send: payment 1
  • transitive verb remit send back to lower court 1
  • intransitive verb remit abate 1
  • verb with object remit to transmit or send (money, a check, etc.) to a person or place, usually in payment. 1
  • verb with object remit to refrain from inflicting or enforcing, as a punishment, sentence, etc. 1
  • verb with object remit to refrain from exacting, as a payment or service. 1
  • verb with object remit to pardon or forgive (a sin, offense, etc.). 1
  • verb with object remit to slacken; abate; relax: to remit watchfulness. 1
  • verb with object remit to give back: to remit an overpayment. 1
  • verb with object remit Law. to send back (a case) to an inferior court for further action. 1
  • verb with object remit to put back into a previous position or condition. 1
  • verb with object remit to put off; postpone; defer. 1
  • verb with object remit Obsolete. to set free; release. 1
  • verb with object remit Obsolete. to send back to prison or custody. 1
  • verb with object remit Obsolete. to give up; surrender. 1
  • verb without object remit to transmit money, a check, etc., as in payment. 1
  • verb without object remit to abate for a time or at intervals, as a fever. 1
  • verb without object remit to slacken; abate. 1
  • noun remit 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. 1
  • noun remit something remitted, as for further deliberation or action. 1
  • noun remit the act of remitting. 1
  • noun remit Chiefly British. the area of authority of a person or group. 1
  • countable noun remit Someone's remit is the area of activity which they are expected to deal with, or which they have authority to deal with. 0
  • verb remit If you remit money to someone, you send it to them. 0
  • verb remit In an appeal court, if a case is remitted to the court where it was originally dealt with, it is sent back to be dealt with there. 0
  • verb remit to send (money, payment, etc), as for goods or service, esp by post 0
  • verb remit (esp of an appeal court) to send back (a case or proceeding) to an inferior court for further consideration or action 0
  • verb remit to cancel or refrain from exacting (a penalty or punishment) 0
  • verb remit to relax (pace, intensity, etc) or (of pace or the like) to slacken or abate 0
  • verb remit to postpone; defer 0
  • verb remit to pardon or forgive (crime, sins, etc) 0
  • noun remit the area of authority or responsibility of an individual or a group 0
  • noun remit the transfer of a case from one court or jurisdiction to another, esp from an appeal court to an inferior tribunal 0
  • noun remit the act of remitting 0
  • noun remit something remitted 0
  • noun remit a proposal from a branch of an organization put forward for discussion at the annual general meeting 0
  • verb transitive remit to forgive or pardon (sins, offenses, etc.) 0
  • verb transitive remit to refrain from exacting (a payment, tax, etc.) 0
  • verb transitive remit to refrain from inflicting (a punishment) or enforcing (a sentence or fine); cancel 0
  • verb transitive remit to let slacken; decrease 0
  • verb transitive remit to submit or refer (a matter) for consideration, judgment, etc. 0
  • verb transitive remit remand (sense 2) 0
  • verb transitive remit to put back, as into a state or position 0
  • verb transitive remit to put off; postpone 0
  • verb transitive remit to send (money) in payment 0
  • verb transitive remit to give up; surrender 0
  • intransitive verb remit to become more moderate in force or intensity 0
  • intransitive verb remit to have its symptoms lessen or disappear 0
  • intransitive verb remit to send money, as in payment; pay 0
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