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re·mit·tal

 (rĭ-mĭt′l)
n.
Remission.
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remittal

(rɪˈmɪtəl)
n
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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.remittal - a payment of money sent to a person in another place
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"
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 remittingremittal - the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
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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Translations

remittal

[rɪˈmɪtl] N (Jur) → remisión f
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remittal

[rɪˈmɪtl] n (Law) → rinvio
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Another argument was that small businesses use the "Internet as a means to grow their companies and access a national market," and burdening the small businesses with complex obligations of tax collection and remittal will have an impact on the viability of the businesses.
public policy co-operate with the courts in the country of the principal liquidation to ensure that all the company's assets are distributed to its creditors under a single system of distribution." (209) But, while the House of Lords as a whole agreed with Lord Hoffmann in the result and directed remittal of the English assets to Australia for distribution under Australian priority rules, only one other judge supported his reasoning.
Bondholders are further insulated by protective features such as subordination of transfer payments, contingent rent provisions, healthy cash-funded reserves, and continued remittal of CFCs to the trustee in the event of project lease termination.
Appellate Courts in Common Law Systems Tend to Emphasise Remittal over Instantaneous Appellate Resolution.
2001) (citing KARGEH, supra note 47, at 79-81) ("The Appellate Division order is final and subject to review by this court because the remittal to Supreme Court contemplates purely ministerial action."); Spodek v.
But he remembers his Saudi-based mother and her promise of a bike and a helmet with a P4,500 remittal. The reader gets to know the 17-year-old Grade 12 student better: how he is known to be a class jester, making even his teacher laugh with excuses for his tardiness (because he gave the family's pet chicken a bath, or because their boat was stuck in traffic), and teasing his hospital-bound best friend, Lenard, as they looked out the latter's window, 'Everything your eyes can see ...