remit-v; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: send back (money owed)

Examples:
Departments must maintain records to show that they collected and remitted
the proper amount of tax on their sales transactions.
Winter Harbor remitted the premium for the two policies to Ms. Rulman.
They had already paid themselves, and remitted the balance.

Mappings:
VerbNet: contribute-13.2
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: remit.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: revoke (debt, claims, penalties)

Examples:
The President has, however, remitted the sentence in view of the recommendation of the court.
Our Lord forgive us our evil deeds and remit our sins.
Her advocate not only remitted his costs, but paid her fare home.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 5

Sense Number 3: lessen in intensity; abate

Examples:
All schizophrenic symptoms remitted completely in six out of 14 adults.
The Graves' disease remitted immediately after BMT but relapsed 18 months later.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6, 7

Sense Number 4: refer (a matter or legal case) back to another authority

Examples:
Seshasayana Reddy remitted the case to the PCB saying that certain reports from
technical bodies had not been considered.
Ukraine Supreme Arbitration Tribunal set aside those decisions and remitted the
case to the Kiev Region Arbitration Tribunal.
He remitted the proceedings back to the Office to consider the application for
permission to amend the patent.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 5: postpone

Examples:
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Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2