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re⋅mit⋅ter

  [ri-mit-er]
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–noun
1. Law.
a. the principle or operation by which a person who enters on an estate by a defective title, and who previously had an earlier and more valid title to it, is adjudged to hold it by the earlier and more valid one.
b. the act of remitting a case to another court for decision.
2. restoration, as to a former right or condition.
3. Also, re⋅mit⋅tor. a person or company that remits or makes a remittance.
Origin:
1535–45; remit + -er 3
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re·mit   (rĭ-mĭt')   
v.   re·mit·ted, re·mit·ting, re·mits

v.   tr.

  1. To transmit (money) in payment.

    1. To refrain from exacting (a tax or penalty, for example); cancel.

    2. To pardon; forgive: remitted their sins.

    3. To refer (a case) to another court for further consideration or action.

    4. To refer (a matter) to a committee or authority for decision.

  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-mĭt', rē'mĭt)

  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.]
re·mit'ment n., re·mit'ta·ble adj., re·mit'ter n.
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Main Entry: re·mit·ter
Function: noun
Etymology: Anglo-French, from remitter to remit
: REMITTITUR

Main Entry: remitter
Function: noun
: one that remits; specifically : one that sends a remittance
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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