remit

Definition

A fancy legal word for "send" that makes lawyers feel sophisticated when they talk about transmitting money or referring cases to lower courts. In business contexts, it means to pay what you owe; in legal contexts, it means a higher court is sending your case back down for a do-over. Also refers to someone's scope of responsibility, because apparently one word needed to mean three different things to keep everyone confused.

Example Usage

The appellate court decided to remit the case back to trial court, which is lawyer-speak for 'nice try, but do it again correctly this time.'

Source: Legal and business terminology

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