remittitur Meaning, Definition & Usage

Re*mit"ti*tur noun
Etymology
L., (it) is remitted.
Definitions
  1. (Law) (a) A remission or surrender, -- remittitur damnut being a remission of excess of damages. (b) A sending back, as when a record is remitted by a superior to an inferior court. Wharton.

Webster 1913