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remit

remit

8.6
The act of sending a case back so another court can look at it again
  • noun
  • /rɪˈmɪt/
  • Formal
translation icon : remisión

Examples

  • One of my colleagues I knew during my several-year stay is married to an oceanographer whose remit was to file environmental impact assessments to prospective developers.

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  • The judge decided to remit the case back to the lower court for further review.

  • After the appeal was filed, the legal team prepared to remit the necessary documents to the appellate court.

  • The authority issued a letter of remit, instructing that the case be reconsidered under new evidence.

Synonyms

rehearing
vsremit
  • Formal
2 7.4

A new court meeting that looks at a case again after a decision has been made

sends the matter back to another authority instead of being heard again
remission
vsremit
  • Formal
1 8.2

Sending a legal case to another court for decision

is used when the referral is back for reconsideration rather than first decision
remitment
vsremit
  • Archaic
9.9

Sending a court case to another court for more review

is used when the referral aims at formal reconsideration and new measures
revisitation
vsremit
7.7

A formal review of a decision or case, often in law

focuses on sending the case back to another authority for new action

Antonyms

to retain
236 3.4

To keep having something such as a job or possession

Surface Forms

remit singular
remits plural

Morphology

remit = mit (opaque) = re + mit

The legal meaning of 'remit' as referring a case back is not directly derivable from 'mit' (to send) with the prefix 're-'.

Etymology

Remit as a legal noun comes from Latin remittere 'send back' and names the act of sending a case back to another court or authority. In law, a 'remit' is the return of the case for further action, so it means that formal sending back.