n.
1.(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) remit v.
1.send (money) in payment
2.hold back to a later time
3.release from (claims, debts, or taxes)
4.refer (a matter or legal case) to another committe or authority or court for decision
5.forgive
6.make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
7.diminish or abate
Idiom of the Day
have an edge on/over (someone or something)
to have an advantage over someone or something
Our team has an edge over the other teams to win the high school football championship. The boy has an edge on the others to win the spelling contest.