Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

remittitur

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-mit-ti-tur
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The reduction by a judge of damages awarded by a jury.

Etymology

Latin

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Questions

What does remittitur mean?
The reduction by a judge of damages awarded by a jury.
Where does remittitur come from?
Latin

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