Remit (Noun)
Meaning 1
(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court).
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The court's remit was to review the case and determine whether it should be retried in a lower court.
- The judge's decision to remit the case to the appeals court was seen as a surprise by many observers.
- The prosecution's request for a remit was denied by the judge, who ruled that the case would proceed as scheduled.
- The remit of the special tribunal was to hear cases related to war crimes and human rights abuses.
- The Supreme Court's remit in the matter was limited to reviewing the constitutionality of the lower court's decision.
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Meaning 2
The topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with; "they set up a group with a remit to suggest ways for strengthening family life".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.