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re⋅mise

[ri-mahyz]
–verb (used with object), -mised, -mis⋅ing. Law.
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.

Origin:
1475–85; < MF, fem. ptp. of remettre to put back, deliver < L remittere to remit
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re·mise   (rĭ-mīz')   
tr.v.   re·mised, re·mis·ing, re·mis·es
To relinquish a claim to; surrender by deed.

[Middle English remisen, from Old French remis, past participle of remettre, to remit, from Latin remittere; see remit.]
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Main Entry: re·mise
Pronunciation: ri-'mIz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: re·mised; re·mis·ing
Etymology: Middle French remis, past participle of remettre to put back, from Latin remittere to send back
: to give, grant, or release a claim to
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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