REMISE
Re*mise", n. (Law)
Defn: A giving or granting back; surrender; return; release, as of a claim.
REMISS Re*miss" (r-ms"), a. Etym: [L. remissus, p. p. of remittere to send back, relax. See Remit.]
Defn: Not energetic or exact in duty or business; not careful or prompt in fulfilling engagements; negligent; careless; tardy; behindhand; lagging; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow. Thou never wast remiss, I bear thee witness. Milton. These nervous, bold; those languid and remiss. Roscommon. Its motion becomes more languid and remiss. Woodward.
Syn. — Slack; dilatory; slothful; negligent; careless; neglectful; inattentive; heedles; thoughtless.
REMISS
Re*miss", n.
Defn: The act of being remiss; inefficiency; failure. [Obs.]
"Remisses of laws." Puttenham.
REMISSFUL
Re*miss"ful (-fl), a.
Defn: Inclined to remit punishment; lenient; clement. Drayton.
REMISSIBILITY
Re*mis`si*bil"i*ty (r-ms`s-bl"-t), n.