remit
English Thesaurus
1. (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | referral, |
| definition | : | the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency) (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
2. the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with (noun.cognition)
3. diminish or abate (verb.change)
4. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | loose, loosen, |
| definition | : | make loose or looser (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | douse, dowse, |
| definition | : | slacken (verb.change) |
| cause | : | slacken, |
| definition | : | become looser or slack (verb.change) |
5. forgive (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | forgive, |
| definition | : | stop blaming or grant forgiveness (verb.communication) |
6. refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | challenge, |
| definition | : | issue a challenge to (verb.communication) |
7. release from (claims, debts, or taxes) (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | cancel, strike down, |
| definition | : | declare null and void; make ineffective (verb.social) |
8. send (money) in payment (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | pay, |
| definition | : | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services (verb.possession) |
| entail | : | transfer, |
| definition | : | cause to change ownership (verb.possession) |
9. hold back to a later time (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | delay, |
| definition | : | act later than planned, scheduled, or required (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | call, |
| definition | : | stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | hold, |
| definition | : | stop dealing with (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | suspend, |
| definition | : | render temporarily ineffective (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | probate, |
| definition | : | put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | reprieve, respite, |
| definition | : | postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution (verb.stative) |
| entail | : | reschedule, |
| definition | : | assign a new time and place for an event (verb.communication) |
10. (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | remand, remit, send back, |
| definition | : | refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision (verb.communication) |
11. the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with (noun.cognition)
12. diminish or abate (verb.change)
| derivation | : | remission, remittal, subsidence, |
| definition | : | an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | remittent, |
| definition | : | (of a disease) characterized by periods of diminished severity (adj.all) |
13. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness (verb.change)
14. refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | remission, remit, remitment, |
| definition | : | (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) (noun.act) |
15. send (money) in payment (verb.possession)
16. hold back to a later time (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | prorogation, |
| definition | : | discontinuation of the meeting (of a legislative body) without dissolving it (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | putoff, |
| definition | : | a pretext for delay or inaction (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | shelver, |
| definition | : | a worker who puts things (as books) on shelves (noun.person) |
17. (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | remand, remit, send back, |
| definition | : | refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision (verb.communication) |
18. the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with (noun.cognition)
19. diminish or abate (verb.change)
| derivation | : | remission, remittal, subsidence, |
| definition | : | an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | remittent, |
| definition | : | (of a disease) characterized by periods of diminished severity (adj.all) |
20. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness (verb.change)
21. refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | remission, remit, remitment, |
| definition | : | (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) (noun.act) |
22. send (money) in payment (verb.possession)
23. hold back to a later time (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | prorogation, |
| definition | : | discontinuation of the meeting (of a legislative body) without dissolving it (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | putoff, |
| definition | : | a pretext for delay or inaction (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | shelver, |
| definition | : | a worker who puts things (as books) on shelves (noun.person) |
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