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re·mit·tal

(rĭ-mĭt′l)

Remission.

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remittal

(rɪˈmɪtəl)

1. (Law) law (esp of an appeal court) the act of sending back (a case or proceeding) to an inferior court for further consideration or action

2. (Law) criminal law cancellation (of a penalty or punishment)

3. the act of pardoning or forgiving (crime, sins, etc)

4. discharge or release from penalty, obligation, etc

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re•mit•tal

(rɪˈmɪt l)

n.

a remission.

[1590–1600]

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Noun	1.	remittal - a payment of money sent to a person in another place remitment, remittance, remission payment - a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
	2.	remittal - an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission" remission, subsidence abatement, hiatus, reprieve, respite, suspension - an interruption in the intensity or amount of something resolution - the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)
	3.	remittal - the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance remission of sin, absolution, remission redemption, salvation - (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil indulgence - the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution; "in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse" penance - a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution

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remittal

[rɪˈmɪtl] N (Jur) → remisión f

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remittal

[rɪˈmɪtl] n (Law) → rinvio

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