1chiefly British the task or area of activity officially assigned to an individual or organization:the committee was becoming caught up in issues that did not fall within its remit
2an item referred to someone for consideration:a remit on the question failed
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Universal
1cancel or refrain from exacting or inflicting (a debt or punishment):the excess of the sentence over 12 months was remitted
Theology forgive (a sin):God’s act of remitting the sins of guilty men
2send (money) in payment or as a gift:the income they remitted to their families
3refer (a matter for decision) to an authority:the request for an investigation was remitted to a special committee
Law send back (a case) to a lower court.
Law send (someone) from one tribunal to another for a trial or hearing:it remits an offender to another court after convicting him
archaic postpone:the movers refused Mr Tierney’s request to remit the motion
archaic consign again to a previous state:thus his indiscretion remitted him to the nature of an ordinary person
4 [no object] archaic diminish:phobias may remit spontaneously without any treatment
