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Remitter

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re·mit  (r-mt)
v. re·mit·ted, re·mit·ting, re·mits
v.tr.
1. To transmit (money) in payment.
2.
a. To refrain from exacting (a tax or penalty, for example); cancel.
b. To pardon; forgive: remitted their sins.
3. To restore to a former condition or position.
4. Law
a. To refer (a case) to another court for further consideration or action.
b. 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. (r-mt, rmt)
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·mitment n.
re·mitta·ble adj.
re·mitter n.


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