Meanings
plural remitments
- archaiccountableuncountableThe act of remitting; remission.
And Catus Decianus the Procurator endeavour’d to bring all thir goods within the compass of a new confiscation, by disavowing the remittment of Claudius.
1670, John Milton, The History of Britain, London: James Allestry, Book 2, p. 63
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna payment of money sent to a person in another place
noun(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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