The act of a competent officer or of the legislature which deprives an officer of his office. It may be express, that is, by a notification that the officer has been removed, or implied, by the appointment of another person to the same office. … [Read more...]

A person to whom a remittance is made. Story, Bailm. f 75. … [Read more...]

The transfer of a cause from one court to another; commonly used of the transfer of the jurisdiction and cognizance of an action commenced but not finally determined, with all further proceedings therein, from one trial court to another trial court More particularly, the transfer of 'a cause, before trial or final hearing thereof, from a state court to the United States circuit … [Read more...]

The relation back of a later defective title to an earlier valid title. Remitter is where he who has the true property or jus proprietatis in lands, but is out of possession thereof, and has no right to enter without recovering possession in an action, bas afterwards the freehold cast upon him by some subsequent and of course defective title. In this case he is remitted, or … [Read more...]

The actual transfer of a pauper, by order of a court having jurisdiction, from a poor district in which he has no settlement, but upon which he has become a charge, to the district of his domicile or settlement. … [Read more...]