remit

v., -mit·ted, -mit·ting, -mits.

v.tr.

1. To transmit (money) in payment.
2. 1. To refrain from exacting (a tax or penalty, for example); cancel.
   2. To pardon; forgive: remitted their sins.
3. To restore to a former condition or position.
4. Law.
   1. To refer (a case) to another court for further consideration or action.
   2. To refer (a matter) to a committee or authority for decision.
5. To allow to slacken: The storm remitted its fury.
6. To desist from; give up.
7. To put off; postpone.

v.intr.

1. To transmit money.
2. To diminish; abate.

n. (rĭ-mĭtPRIMARY_STRESS, rēPRIMARY_STRESSmĭt)

1. The act of remitting, especially the referral of a case to another court.
2. A matter remitted for further consideration.

[Middle English remitten, to send back, from Latin remittere : re-, re- + mittere, to send.]

remitment re·mit'ment n.
remittable re·mit'ta·ble adj.
remitter re·mit'ter n.

Pay for purchased goods or services by cash, check, or electronic payment.

Pay for purchased goods or services by cash, check, or electronic payment.

verb

1. To grant forgiveness to or for: condone, excuse, forgive, pardon. Idioms: forgive and forget. See forgiveness/vindictiveness.
2. To become or cause to become less active or intense: abate, bate, die (away, down, off. or out), ease (off or up), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, let up, moderate, slacken, slack off, subside, wane. See increase/decrease.
3. To cease trying to accomplish or continue: abandon, break off, desist, discontinue, give up, leave off, quit, relinquish, stop. Informal swear off. Slang lay off. Idioms: call it a day, call it quits, hang up one's fiddle, have done with, throw in the towel. See continue/stop/pause.
4. To put off until a later time: adjourn, defer¹, delay, hold off, hold up, postpone, shelve, stay¹, suspend, table, waive. Informal wait. Idioms: put on ice. See do/not do.

v

Definition: send, transfer
Antonyms: hold, keep

v

Definition: stop or postpone
Antonyms: encourage, forge, forward

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v

To send; to relinquish.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To transmit or send. To relinquish or surrender, such as in the case of a fine, punishment, or sentence.

An individual, for example, might remit money to pay bills.

IN BRIEF: To forgive or excuse. Also: To delay or cancel.

The misdemeanor was remitted by the judge.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - sende, betale, eftergive, henvise, dæmpe
v. intr. - sende, betale
n. - emne, indlæg, punkt

Nederlands (Dutch)
kwijtschelden, afzwakken, herstellen, opsturen, uitstellen, overmaken (geld), verwijzen (naar autoriteit), terugsturen naar een lagere rechtbank, vergeven (zonden), opdracht/ bevoegdheid (van commissie etc.), wat teruggestuurd wordt naar lagere rechtbank

Français (French)
v. tr. - renvoyer (problème) (devant), remettre/réduire (une peine), envoyer (de l'argent), différer, (Relig) remettre (péché)
v. intr. - diminuer
n. - attributions

Deutsch (German)
v. - überweisen, zurückgeben, erlassen, verschieben, (Rechtsw.) zurücküberweisen (an eine untere Instanz), lockern, nachlassen
n. - Erlass, Überweisung, (Rechtsw.) Rücküberweisung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συγχωρώ (αμαρτίες), παραπέμπω (για καθοδήγηση κ.λπ.), χαρίζω (χρέος), εμβάζω (χρήματα), μεταβιβάζω

Italiano (Italian)
rimettere, versare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - remir, suspender (pena), remitir

Русский (Russian)
простить, перевести, отпустить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - perdonar, devolver a un tribunal inferior, aplazar, remitir, enviar
v. intr. - remitir, ceder, debilitarse, templarse, remesar, disminuir, aflojar
n. - remito

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - remittera, mildra, ge med sig, hänskjuta, förlåta, efterskänka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
宽恕, 免除, 赦免, 缓和, 汇款, 减轻, 移交的事物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 寬恕, 免除, 赦免
v. intr. - 緩和, 匯款, 減輕
n. - 移交的事物

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 보내다, 송급하다, 면제하다, 용서하다
v. intr. - 송금하다, 지급하다
n. - 송금

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 免除する, 軽減する, 送る, 送金する, 付託する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يغفر, يصفح عن, يحول أو يرسل مالا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮מחל, העביר (כסף), שלח, שחרר, פטר, הפחית‬
v. intr. - ‮מחל, העביר (כסף), שלח, הפסיק זמנית, דחה‬
n. - ‮תנאי ההתייחסות של הוועדה, פריט שהועבר לשיקול‬

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