Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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REMIT, n. Gen.Sc. (chiefly legal) usage: the referring of a matter to another authority for opinion, information, execution, etc., specif. a transfer of a case from one court to another, = Eng. reference; the terms and limits of such a reference.Sc. 1719 R. Wodrow Corresp. (1843) II. 448:
This day the Assembly met, and went through their ordinary business; many, many remits to the Commission.Sc. 1816 Scott Antiquary ii.:
Let there be no remits from the inner to the outer-house.Sc. 1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scot. 847:
In judicial procedure, the term remit is applied to an interlocutor or judgment transferring a cause, either totally or partially, or for some specific purpose, from one tribunal or judge to another, or to a judicial nominee to execute the purposes of the remit.Sc. 1935 St. Andrews Citizen (18 May) 4:
A remit was made to the Burgh Engineer to prepare the suggested plan.Sc. 1968:
The comittee canna consider that because it's no in their remit.
