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re·mit /ri-'mit/ vb re·mit·ted, re·mit·ting [Latin remittere to let go back, send back, give up, forgive, from re- back + mittere to let go, send]vt1 a: to release from the guilt or penalty ofb: to refrain from exactingremit a taxc: to cancel or refrain from inflictingremit the fine2: to submit or refer for consideration, judgment, decision, or action; specif: remand3: to restore or consign to a former status or condition4: to send (money) to a person or place esp. in payment of a demand, account, or draftvi: to send money (as in payment)re·mit·ment nre·mit·ta·ble adj
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(relax) verb
abate, alleviate, assuage, attemper, brake, calm, check, condonare, decrease, diminish, ease, give up, halt, hold up, lenify, lessen, let slacken, let up, loosen, make less violent, minimize, mitigate, moderate, palliate, quell, quiet, reduce, relinquish, remittere, soften, soothe, stall, stop, suspend, tranquilize, weaken
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(release from penalty) verb
absolve, acquit, amnesty, assoil, cancel, clear, condone, discharge, dismiss, disregard, drop charges, exculpate, excuse, exempt, exonerate, forgive, free, give amnesty, let go, let out, liberate, overlook, pardon, pass over, reinstate, release, reprieve, respite, show clemency, show mercy, spare, vindicate, waive
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(send payment) verb
compensate, defray, disburse, discharge, forward payment, make payment, mittere, pay, recompense, remunerate, render, repay, requite, satisfy, send money, send payment, settle, tender, transmit payment
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(submit for consideration) verb
advance, commit, consign, forward, offer, present, proffer, propose, refer, relegate, remand, send, tender, transmit
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absolve, acquit, alleviate, bear (yield), bear the expense, bequeath, bestow, compensate (remunerate), condone, contribute (indemnify), contribute (supply), defray, delay, deliver, diminish, discontinue (break continuity), dispatch (send off), excuse, free, give (grant), lessen, lull, offer (tender), present (make a gift), recommit, reimburse, reinstate, relax, release, relent, remand, remise, remunerate, restore (return), satisfy (discharge), subside, suspend, transmit
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.(1) To refer a matter to some authority for decision; to send a case back to a lower court.(2) To send money.(3) To cancel a debt; to refrain from punishing someone for a misdeed; to forgive.n.remission
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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To transmit or send. To relinquish or surrender, such as in the case of a fine, punishment, or sentence.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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To transmit or send. To relinquish or surrender, such as in the case of a fine, punishment, or sentence.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
См. также в других словарях:
Remit — Re*mit (r? m?t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Remitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Remitting}.] [L. remittere, remissum, to send back, to slacken, relax; pref. re re + mittere to send. See {Mission}, and cf. {Remise}, {Remiss}.] 1. To send back; to give up; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
remit to — [phrasal verb] remit (something) to (someone or something) : to send (something, such as a dispute or a court case) to an authority that can make a decision about it often used as (be) remitted to The matter was remitted to a new committee for… … Useful english dictionary
remit — [v1] send, transfer address, consign, dispatch, forward, mail, make payment, pay, post, route, settle, ship, square, transmit; concepts 217,341 Ant. hold, keep remit [v2] stop, postpone abate, absolve, alleviate, amnesty, cancel, condone,… … New thesaurus
remit — [ri mit′; ] for n., chiefly Brit [ rē′mit] vt. remitted, remitting [ME remytten < L remittere (pp. remissus), to send back, in LL(Ec), to forgive sin < re , back + mittere, to send: see MISSION] 1. to forgive or pardon (sins, offenses,… … English World dictionary
Remit — Re*mit , v. i. 1. To abate in force or in violence; to grow less intense; to become moderated; to abate; to relax; as, a fever remits; the severity of the weather remits. [1913 Webster] 2. To send money, as in payment. Addison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
remit — late 14c., from L. remittere send back, slacken, let go, abate, from re back + mittere to send (see MISSION (Cf. mission)). Meaning send money to someone first recorded 1630s. Related: Remitted; remitting … Etymology dictionary
remit — 1 pardon, forgive, *excuse, condone Analogous words: *exculpate, exonerate, acquit, vindicate, absolve 2 forward, transmit, route, ship, *send, dispatch … New Dictionary of Synonyms
remit — The noun, meaning ‘terms of reference’, is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable or (less often) on the second, and the verb, meaning ‘to send (money)’, is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable. The inflected forms of the… … Modern English usage
remit — ► VERB (remitted, remitting) 1) cancel (a debt) or refrain from inflicting (a punishment). 2) send (money) in payment, especially by post. 3) refer (a matter for decision) to an authority. 4) Theology pardon (a sin). 5) archaic diminish … English terms dictionary
remit — To pay for purchases by cash, check, or electronic transfer. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. remit re‧mit 1 [rɪˈmɪt] verb remitted PTandPPX remitting PRESPARTX [transitive] … Financial and business terms
