The topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with.

law The act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court).

synonyms: remission, remitment.

Send (money) in payment.

Roget 927a: be exempt etc. adj.. exempt, release, acquit, discharge, quitclaim, remise, remit; free, set at liberty, let off, pass over, spare, excuse, dispense with, give dispensation, license; stretch a point; absolve etc. (forgive) 918; exonerate etc. (exculpate) 970; save the necessity.    ... show more

Roget 918: forgive, forgive and forget; pardon, condone, think no more of, let bygones be bygones, shake hands; forget an injury.    excuse, pass over, overlook; wink at etc. (neglect) 460; bear with; allow for, make allowances for; let one down easily, not be too hard upon, pocket the affront.    let off, remit, absolve, give absolution, reprieve; acquit etc. 970.    beg pardon, ask pardon, implore pardon etc. n.; conciliate, propitiate, placate; make up a quarrel etc. (pacify) 723; let the wound heal.    ... show more

Roget 790: return, restore; give back, carry back, bring back; render, render up; give up; let go, unclutch; disgorge, regorge^†; regurgitate; recoup, reimburse, compensate, indemnify; remit, rehabilitate; repair etc. (make good) 660.    reinvest, revest, reinstate.    redeem, recover etc. (get back) 775; take back again.    revest, revert.    ... show more

Roget 142: cease, discontinue, desist, stay, halt; break off, leave off; hold, stop, pull up, stop short; stick, hang fire; halt; pause, rest; burn out, blow out, melt down.    have done with, give over, surcease, shut up shop; give up etc. (relinquish) 624.    hold one's hand, stay one's hand; rest on one's oars repose on one's laurels.    come to a stand, come to a standstill; come to a deadlock, come to a full stop; arrive etc. 292; go out, die away; wear away, wear off; pass away etc. (be past) 122; be at an end; disintegrate, self-destruct.    intromit, interrupt, suspend, interpel^†; intermit, remit; put an end to, put a stop to, put a period to; derail; turn off, switch off, power down, deactivate, disconnect; bring to a stand, bring to a standstill; stop, cut short, arrest, stem the tide, stem the torrent; pull the check-string, pull the plug on.    ... show more

Hold back to a later time.

synonyms: defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, set back, shelve, table.

Dutch: aanhouden, opschuiven, temporiseren, uitstellen, verschuiven, vertragen

Release from (claims, debts, or taxes).

Refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision.

synonyms: remand, send back.

Forgive.

Make slack as by lessening tension or firmness.

synonym: slacken.

Roget 174: be moderate etc. adj.; keep within bounds, keep within compass; sober down, settle down; keep the peace, remit, relent, take in sail.    moderate, soften, mitigate, temper, accoy^†; attemper^†, contemper^†; mollify, lenify^†, dulcify^†, dull, take off the edge, blunt, obtund^†, sheathe, subdue, chasten; sober down, tone down, smooth down; weaken etc. 160; lessen etc. (decrease) 36; check palliate.    tranquilize, pacify, assuage, appease, swag, lull, soothe, compose, still, calm, calm down, cool, quiet, hush, quell, sober, pacify, tame, damp, lay, allay, rebate, slacken, smooth, alleviate, rock to sleep, deaden, smooth, throw cold water on, throw a wet blanket over, turn off; slake; curb etc. (restrain) 751; tame etc. (subjugate) 749; smooth over; pour oil on the waves, pour oil on the troubled waters; pour balm into, mattre de l'eau dans son vin [Fr.].    go out like a lamb, roar you as gently as any sucking dove" [Midsummer-Night's Dream]. ... show more

Dutch: vieren

Diminish or abate.