remit

verb |riˈmit| ( -mitted , -mitting ) [ trans. ]1 cancel or refrain from exacting or inflicting (a debt or punishment) : the excess of the sentence over 12 months was remitted.• Theology pardon (a sin).2 send (money) in payment or as a gift : the income they remitted to their families.3 refer (a matter for decision) to some authority : the request for an investigation was remitted to a specialcommittee.• Law send back (a case) to a lower court.• Law send (someone) from one tribunal to another for a trial or hearing.• archaic consign again to a previous state : thus his indiscretion remitted him to the nature of an ordinary person.4 rare postpone : the movers refused Mr. Tierney's request to remit the motion.• [ intrans. ] archaic diminish : phobias may remit spontaneously without any treatment.noun |riˈmit; ˈrēˌmit|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.2 an item referred to someone for consideration.