remit
1. the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
- they set up a group with a remit to suggest ways for strengthening family life
• Usage Domain:
Britain
• Hypernyms:
topic, subject, issue, matter
2. (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
• Syn:
remission, remitment
• Derivationally related forms:
remit (for: remitment), remit (for: remission)
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
referral
1. send (money) in payment (Freq. 1)
- remit $25
• Derivationally related forms:
remitment, remittance, remittal
• Hypernyms:
pay
• Entailment:
transfer
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
2. hold back to a later time
- let's postpone the exam
• Syn:
postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table,
shelve, set back, defer, put off
• Derivationally related forms:
putoff (for: put off), deferment (for: defer), deferral (for: defer), shelver (for: shelve), prorogation (for: prorogue), postponement (for: postpone), postponer (for: postpone)
• Hypernyms:
delay
• Hyponyms:
call, hold, suspend, probate, reprieve, respite
• Entailment:
cancel, call off, scratch, scrub, reschedule
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
3. release from (claims, debts, or taxes)
- The taxes were remitted
• Hypernyms:
cancel, strike down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
• Syn:
remand, send back
• Derivationally related forms:
remission, remitment
• Hypernyms:
challenge
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
5. forgive
- God will remit their sins
• Hypernyms:
forgive
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
• Syn:
slacken
• Derivationally related forms:
slackening (for: slacken)
• Hypernyms:
loosen, loose
• Hyponyms:
douse, dowse
• Cause:
slacken
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
7. diminish or abate
- The pain finally remitted
• Derivationally related forms:
remittent, remission, remittal
• Hypernyms:
decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
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