It means to refrain from exacting, which is one of the Merriam-Webster dictionary definitions. Here's the usage in context: > [...] The court shall remit statu

It means to refrain from exacting, which is one of the Merriam-Webster dictionary definitions. Here's the usage in context: > [...] The court shall remit statutory damages in any case where an infringer believed and had reasonable grounds for believing that his or her use of the copyrighted work was a fair use under section 107, if the infringer was: (i) an employee or agent of a nonprofit educational institution, library, or archives acting within the scope of his or her employment who, or such institution, library, or archives itself, which infringed by reproducing the work in copies or phonorecords -- 17 U.S. Code § 504(c)(2) https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/504 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/504