In the civil law . A release of a debt It is conventional , when it is expressly granted to the debtor by a creditor having a capacity to alienate; or tacit, when the creditor voluntarily surrenders to his debtor the original title, under private signature constituting the obligation . Civ. Code La. art. 2195. “Remission” also means forgiveness or condonation of an offense or injury. At common law . The act by which a forfeiture or penalty is forgiven. United States v. Morris, 10 Wheat 24G, 6 L. Ed. 314. Remissius imperanti melius paretur. 3 Inst. 233. A man commanding not too strictly is better obeyed.
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