Definition

Noun: 1. (Law) The act of remitting, especially the referral of a law case to another court. This refers to the official process of sending a legal case or matter to a different court or authority for consideration or decision. 2. A payment of money sent to a person in another place. This refers to the act of transmitting funds, typically across a distance.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Legal sense):
  • The judge ordered the remitment of the complex jurisdictional issue to a federal court.
  • The remitment of the case caused a significant delay in the proceedings.
• Noun (Financial sense):
  • The company facilitates the remitment of salaries to employees working overseas.
  • He handles the monthly remitment of funds to his family abroad.

Advanced Usage

• The term is formal and is most commonly encountered in legal and financial contexts. In everyday language, the noun "remittance" is far more frequent for the financial meaning.
• In legal writing, specifically denotes the action or order of transferring a case, distinguishing it from the broader concept of "remission" which can mean forgiveness or a reduction in intensity.

Variants and Related Words

• Remit (verb): To send (money) in payment or as a gift; to refer (a matter for decision) to an authority; to cancel or refrain from exacting (a debt or punishment).
• Remittance (noun): A sum of money sent, especially by mail, in payment for goods or services or as a gift. (This is the standard term for the financial act.)
• Remission (noun): The cancellation of a debt, charge, or penalty; a temporary diminution of the severity of disease or pain; the act of forgiving.
• Remittable (adjective): Capable of being remitted.

Synonyms

• (For legal sense): Referral, transfer, transmission.
• (For financial sense): Remittance, payment, transfer, dispatch.

Notes on Meaning

This word has two distinct meanings based on context: 1. Legal/Procedural Meaning: The core idea is the sending back or referral of a legal matter to another venue. 2. Financial Meaning: The core idea is the sending of a payment to a recipient in a different location.

It is crucial to determine the context (legal documents vs. financial transactions) to understand which meaning is intended.

Noun

1. (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
2. a payment of money sent to a person in another place