remit
/ɹɪˈmɪt/ · noun
Meaning
- Terms of reference; set of responsibilities; scope.
- A communication from a superior court to a subordinate court.
- To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.
- To forgive, pardon (a wrong, offence, etc.).
- To refrain from exacting or enforcing.
- To give up; omit; cease doing.
- To allow (something) to slacken, to relax (one's attention etc.).
- To show a lessening or abatement (of a specified quality).
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