to reduce a period of time that someone must spend in prison

She has had part of her sentence remitted. 她得到了减刑。

His prison sentence was remitted to two years. 他的刑期被缩减至两年。

to send money to someone

He worked as a builder in Chicago and remitted half his monthly wage to his family in the Philippines. 他在芝加哥做建筑工，把每月工资的一半寄回在菲律宾的家。

to refer a matter to someone in authority to deal with

She remitted the case to a new tribunal for reconsideration. 她将这一案件提交给一个新的特别法庭重新审议。

the area that a person or group of people in authority has responsibility for or control over

The remit of this official inquiry is to investigate the reasons for the accident. 这次官方调查旨在查清事故发生原因。