re·mit /ri-'mit/ vb re·mit·ted, re·mit·ting [Latin remittere to let go back, send back, give up, forgive, from re- back + mittere to let go, send]
vt
1 a: to release from the guilt or penalty of
b: to refrain from exacting
remit a tax
c: to cancel or refrain from inflicting
remit the fine
2: to submit or refer for consideration, judgment, decision, or action; specif: remand
3: to restore or consign to a former status or condition
4: to send (money) to a person or place esp. in payment of a demand, account, or draft
vi: to send money (as in payment)
re·mit·ment n
re·mit·ta·ble adj
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.