remittuntur

Remittuntur is the third-person plural present passive indicative form of the Latin verb remittere, meaning "they are sent back" or "they are remitted." The active counterpart is remittunt, and the infinitive is remittere. The verb combines re- (back) with mittere (to send). Beyond the literal sense of sending back, remittere also carries the idea of releasing or remitting, as in forgiving a debt or punishment, or referring a matter to a higher authority; the related noun remissio denotes remission or release.

Remittuntur is used when the subject is plural and the action is expressed in the passive voice. For example, litterae remittuntur means "the letters are sent back," and poenae remittuntur means "the penalties are remitted." The exact sense depends on context and the object of the verb.

In Latin literature, remittuntur appears in a variety of registers, from classical prose to late antique and ecclesiastical Latin, wherever there is a need to describe something being sent back, released, or remitted to another party. The form illustrates how Latin can express reciprocal or relational actions through passive constructions with plural subjects, while preserving the broader semantic range of remittere.