Remission
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Abbott (1879), Bouvier (1839)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In the civil law. A release of a debt It is conventional, when It is expressly 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. "Remission" also means forgiveness or condonation of an offense or injury.
At common law. The act by which a forfeiture or penalty is forgiven. Uutted States v. Morris, 10 Wheat 246, 6 L. Ed. 314.
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
See Remit.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
civil law. A re- is lease. The remission of the debt is either conventional, when it is expressly 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 of Lo. art. 2195.