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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