remission remission /riːˈmɪʃən/

noun

1. () An abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)  ( remittal , subsidence , remission )
   an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
    His cancer is in remission
   his cancer is in remission
   
2. The act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance  ( absolution , remission , remission of sin , remittal )
   the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
   
3. (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)  ( remission , remit , remitment )
   (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
   
4. A payment of money sent to a person in another place  ( remission , remitment , remittal , remittance )
   a payment of money sent to a person in another place