remitter

[ri-mit-er]

noun

1. Law.

   1. the principle or operation by which a person who enters on an estate by a defective title, and who previously had an earlier and more valid title to it, is adjudged to hold it by the earlier and more valid one.

   2. the act of remitting a case to another court for decision.

2. restoration, as to a former right or condition.

3. Also remittor. a person or company that remits or makes a remittance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of remitter¹

First recorded in 1535–45; remit + -er ³

Example Sentences

State Department of Administration officials say Kooyenga paid Friday afternoon with a cashier’s check with himself as the remitter.

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Walmart is also the island’s biggest remitter of tax revenue.

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In reality, the medium-term has arrived for the Pru in Asia: for the first time, the division was the biggest remitter of cash to the centre after a 66% increase to £341m.

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In 2000 it was only the 17th-biggest remitter in the world—indeed, it was a net receiver.

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Coin or currency inclosed in letter or packages if sent will be at the remitter's risk.

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