remitment

Definition of Remitment in English :

a payment of money sent to a person in another place

2. remission, remit, remitment

(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Remitment

noun

1.

remission, pardon, forgiveness

2. finance

a sum of money sent to another person in another place

3. law

the act of referring a court case to another court

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.

v.intr.

1. To transmit money.

2. To diminish; abate: The symptoms of the disease remitted.

n. (rĭ-mĭt, rēmĭt)

1. A matter remitted for further consideration.

2. Chiefly British An area of responsibility; scope.