Look up: remittitur

1. Remittitur
   Re·mit'ti·tur noun [ Latin , (it) is remitted.] (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.
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2. Remittitur
   • (n.) A remission or surrender, -- remittitur damnut being a remission of excess of damages. • (n.) A sending back, as when a record is remitted by a superior to an inferior court.
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3. Remittitur
   (n) Remttitur is the order by which a judge limits the scope of the order issued by a jury or lower court to the extend of the prayers or requests made by the plaintiff. For example when a plaintiff asks for interest @3% and the jury awards interest based on the rules existing which is at a higher r...
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4. remittitur
   n. 1) a judge's order reducing a judgment awarded by a jury when the award exceeds the amount asked for by the plaintiff (person who brought the suit). 2) an appeal's transmittal of a case back to the trial court so that the case can be retried, or an order entered consistent with the appeals court'...
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5. Remittitur
   A `remittitur` is a ruling by a judge (usually upon motion to reduce or throw out a jury verdict) lowering the amount of damages granted by a jury in a civil case. Usually, this is because the amount awarded exceeded the amount demanded. The term is sometimes used for a reduction in awarded damages ...
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