Remise
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Abbott (1879), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
RELEASE, AND QUITCLAIM. The ordinary effective words in a release. These words are, in this country, sufficient to pass the estate in a primary conveyance. 7 Conn. 250; 24 N. H. 460; 21 Ala. (N. S.) 125; 7 N. Y. 422. "Remise" is a French word synonymous with "release." See "Quitclaim." REMISSION (Lat. re, back, mitto, to send). granted to the debtor by a creditor having a capacity to alienate; or tacit, when the creditor voluntarily surrenders to his debtor the original title, under private signature, constituting the obligation. Civ. Code La. art. 2195. Forgiveness or pardon of an offense. It has the effect of putting back the offender into the same situation he was before the commission of the_ offense. Remission is generally granted in cases where the offense was involuntary, or committed in self-defense. Poth Prcc. Civ. sec. 7, art. 2, §2. At Common Law. The act by which a forfeiture or penalty is forgiven. 10 Wheat. (U. S.) 246. REMISSIUS IMPERANTI MELIUS PAREtur. A man commanding not too strictly is better obeyed. 3 Inst. 233.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
To return; to surrender. It is nearly interchangeable with the verb release; and the two words, remise and release, are often conjoined in conveyancing.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
is a French word, which literally means a surrendering or returning a debt or duty. It is frequently used in this sense in re- in leases; as, ‘‘remise, release and forever quit-claim.”’