英文法律词典 R-37

REMEMBRANCERS; Eng. law. Officers of the exchequer¹, whose duty it is to remind the lord treasurer² and the justices of that court of such things as are to be called and attended to for the benefit of the crown.

REMISE. A French word which literally³ means a surrendering or returning a debt or duty.

2. It is frequently used in this sense in releases; as, "remise, release and forever quit-claim." In the French law the word remise is synonymous with our word release. Poth. Du Contr. de Change, n. 176; Dalloz, Dict, h. t.; Merl. Rep. h. t.

REMISSION, civil law. A release.

2. The remission of the debt is either conventional, when it is expressly granted to the debtor⁴ by a creditor⁵ having a capacity to alienate⁶; or tacit, when the creditor voluntarily surrenders to his debtor the original title under private signature constituting the obligation. Civ. Code of Lo. art. 2195.

3. By remission is also understood a forgiveness or pardon of an offence. It has the effect of putting back the offender⁷ into the same situation he was before the commission of the offence. Remission is generally granted in cases where the offence was involuntary, or committed in self defence. Poth. Pr. Civ. sec t. 7, art. 2, §2.

4. Remission is also used by common lawyers to expresss the act by which a forfeiture⁸ or penalty is forgiven. 10 Wheat. 246.

TO REMIT⁹. To annul¹⁰ a fine or forfeiture.

2. This is generally done by the courts where they have a discretion¹¹ by law: as, for example, when a juror is fined for nonattendance in court, after being duly summoned and, on appearing, he produces evidence to the court that he was sick and unable to attend, the fine will be remitted¹² by the court.

3. In commercial law, to remit is to send money, bills, or something which will answer the purpose of money.