practice. The act of the plaintiff upon the record, whereby he abates or remits the excess of damages found by the jury beyond the sum laid in the declaration. … [Read more...]

The returning or sending back by a court of appeal of the record and proceedings in a cause, after its decision thereon, to the court whence the appeal came, In order that the cause may be tried anew, (where it is so ordered,) or that Judgment may be entered in accordance with the decision 'on appeal, or execution be issued, or any other necessary action be taken in the court … [Read more...]

A person who makes a remittance to another. … [Read more...]

The reduction of a jury verdict that awards an excessive amount of monetary damages. … [Read more...]

After a record has been removed to the supreme court, and a judgment has been rendered, it is to be remitted or sent back to the court below, for the purpose of re-trying the cause, when the judgment has been reversed, or of issuing an execution when it has been affirmed. The act of so returning the record, and the writ issued for that purpose, bear the name of remittitur. … [Read more...]