remitted; remitting
1
a
: to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly
b
: to desist from (an activity)
2
a
: to release from the guilt or penalty of
remit sins
b
: to refrain from exacting
remit a tax
c
: to cancel or refrain from inflicting
remit the penalty
d
: to give relief from (suffering)
3
: to submit or refer for consideration, judgment, decision, or action
specifically
: remand
4
: to restore or consign to a former status or condition
6
: to send (money) to a person or place especially in payment of a demand, account, or draft
1
2
: to send money (as in payment)
1
British
: an area of responsibility or authority
—usually singular
The problem was outside/beyond our remit.
The BBC simply no longer sees producing Shakespeare as part of its remit as a public service television broadcaster.—John Morrison
2
: an act of remitting
3
: something remitted to another person or authority
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