Remit - Definition
remit
n 1: the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is
expected to deal with or has authority to deal with; "they
set up a group with a remit to suggest ways for
strengthening family life"
2: (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law
case to another court) [syn: remission, remitment,
remit]
v 1: send (money) in payment; "remit $25"
2: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn:
postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table,
shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off]
3: release from (claims, debts, or taxes); "The taxes were
remitted"
4: refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or
authority or court for decision [syn: remit, remand,
send back]
5: forgive; "God will remit their sins"
6: make slack as by lessening tension or firmness [syn:
slacken, remit]
7: diminish or abate; "The pain finally remitted"