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English to English noun
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the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with |  | Example: they set up a group with a remit to suggest ways for strengthening family life
source: wordnet30
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(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) | | source: wordnet30
verb
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send (money) in payment | | Example: remit $25
source: wordnet30
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hold back to a later time | | Example: let's postpone the exam
source: wordnet30
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release from (claims, debts, or taxes) | | Example: The taxes were remitted
source: wordnet30
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refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision | | source: wordnet30
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forgive | | Example: God will remit their sins
source: wordnet30
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make slack as by lessening tension or firmness | | source: wordnet30
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diminish or abate | | Example: The pain finally remitted
source: wordnet30
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To send back; to give up; to surrender; to resign. | | source: webster1913
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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. | | source: webster1913
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