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re·mit

verb
  1. cancel or refrain from exacting or inflicting (a debt or punishment).
    "the excess of the sentence over 12 months was remitted"
    synonyms: cancel, set aside, revoke, repeal, rescind, abrogate, suspend
  2. send (money) in payment or as a gift.
    "the income they remitted to their families"
    synonyms: send, dispatch, forward, transmit, convey, pay, hand over, make payment of
  3. refer (a matter for decision) to some authority.
    "the request for an investigation was remitted to a special committee"
    synonyms: pass (on), refer, send on, transfer, hand on, direct, assign, commit, entrust
  4. diminish.
    "phobias may remit spontaneously without any treatment"
    synonyms: diminish, lessen, decrease, ease (up), abate, moderate, dwindle, wane, ebb, subside

noun
  1. the task or area of activity officially assigned to an individual or organization.
    "the committee was becoming caught up in issues that did not fall within its remit"
    synonyms: area of responsibility, area of activity, sphere, orbit, scope, ambit, province, territory, realm, department, turf, brief, instructions, orders, bailiwick
  2. an item referred to someone for consideration.
    "a remit on the question failed"

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verb ; 3 · to submit or refer for consideration, judgment, decision, or action ; 4 · to restore or consign to a former status or condition ; 5 · postpone, defer ; 6.
to refer a matter to someone in authority to deal with: She remitted the case to a new tribunal for reconsideration.
phrasal verb​​ remitted to; remitting to; remits to. : to send (something, such as a dispute or a court case) to an authority that can make a decision about it. ...
verb (used without object) · to transmit money, a check, etc., as in payment. · to abate for a time or at intervals, as a fever. · to slacken; abate.
the act of referring a law case to another court · verb. send (money) in payment · verb. hold back to a later time · verb. release from (claims, debts, or taxes).
​the area of activity over which a particular person or group has authority, control or influence. outside the remit of somebody/something Such decisions ...
REMIT meaning: 1 : to send (money) as a payment; 2 : to cancel or free someone from (a punishment, debt, etc.)