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 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