What is "remitment"

Remitment \Re*mit"ment\ (-ment), n. The act of remitting, or the state of being remitted; remission.

Disavowing the remitment of Claudius.
--Milton.

n. The act of remitting; remission.

1. n. a payment of money sent to a person in another place [syn: remittance, remittal, remission]

2. (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) [syn: remission, remit]