remitment

9.9

Sending a court case to another court for more review

noun
/rɪˈmɪt.mənt/

Archaic

: remisión

The court ordered the remitment of the case to a lower court for further proceedings.

Examples

The judge issued a remitment to the higher court.
Legal procedures require proper documentation for every remitment between courts.
After the remitment, the new judge reviewed all the evidence from the beginning.
After reviewing the case, the lawyer suggested a remitment.
After the remitment, the new judge reviewed all the evidence from the beginning.
Legal procedures require proper documentation for every remitment between courts.
The court ordered the remitment of the case to a lower court for further proceedings.

Synonyms

remission

vsremitment

Formal

1 8.2

Sending a legal case to another court for decision

is about sending a case for review or further action rather than final decision

remit

vsremitment

Formal

8.6

The act of sending a case back so another court can look at it again

is used for referral for further action or review rather than specifically returning it

Antonyms

to resolve

623 3.3

To find an answer to a problem and end a disagreement

to dismiss

Formal

192 4.1

To end a legal case so the court does not consider it

Surface Forms

remitment singular

remitments plural

Morphology

remitment = remit (transparent) = remit + ment

Formed by the productive suffix '-ment' added to the verb 'remit', yielding 'the act or result of remitting' which is directly derivable for learners.

Etymology

Remitment comes from remit, which is built from the Latin parts re- 'back' and mittere 'to send', so it originally meant 'sending back'. Today a remitment in law is the act of sending a case back or referring it to another court for further review.