remission

re·mis·sion  (r-mshn)

n.

1.

a. The act of remitting.

b. A condition or period in which something is remitted.

2. A lessening of intensity or degree; abatement.

3.

a. Medicine Abatement or subsiding of the symptoms of a disease.

b. The period during which the symptoms of a disease abate or subside.

4.

a. Release, as from a debt, penalty, or obligation.

b. Forgiveness; pardon.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin remissi, remissin-, from remissus, past participle of remittere, to let go; see remit.]

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remission [rɪˈmɪʃən] less commonly, remittal [rɪˈmɪt^əl]

n

1. (Law) (Business / Commerce) the act of remitting or state of being remitted

2. (Law) a reduction of the term of a sentence of imprisonment, as for good conduct he got three years' remission

3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) forgiveness for sin

4. discharge or release from penalty, obligation, etc.

5. lessening of intensity; abatement, as in the severity of symptoms of a disease

remissive  adj

remissively  adv

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remission  (r-mshn)

Abatement or subsiding of the symptoms of a disease.

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remission, remit - Remission originally meant forgiveness or pardon for an offense or sin, and remit meant "forgive, pardon."

See also related terms for sin.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	remission - an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission" subsidence, remittal abatement, hiatus, reprieve, respite, suspension - an interruption in the intensity or amount of something resolution - the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)
	2.	remission - a payment of money sent to a person in another place remitment, remittal, remittance payment - a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
	3.	remission - (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) remit, remitment referral - the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency) law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	4.	remission - the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance remission of sin, absolution, remittal redemption, salvation - (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil indulgence - the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution; "in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse" penance - a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution

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remission

noun

1. lessening, abatement, abeyance, lull, relaxation, ebb, respite, moderation, let-up (informal), alleviation, amelioration The disease is in remission.

2. pardon, release, discharge, amnesty, forgiveness, indulgence, exemption, reprieve, acquittal, absolution, exoneration, excuse I've got 10 years and there's no remission for drug offenders.

3. reduction, easing, lessening, dying down, suspension, decrease, dwindling, waning, ebbing, let-up (informal), slackening, diminution It had been raining hard all day, without remission.

Translations

remission [rɪˈmɪʃən] N

1. (Rel) (= forgiveness) → remisión f, perdón m; (gen) (= annulment) → exoneración f
remission of sins → remisión or perdón de los pecados

2. (Brit) (= shortening of prison sentence) → disminución f de pena

3. (Med) to be in remission [sick person] → haberse recuperado(temporalmente); [disease] → remitir, estar en fase de remisión

remission [rɪˈmɪʃ^ən] n

[disease] → rémission f
to be in remission [disease] → être en rémission; [patient] → être en rémission

[debt] → remise f; [sentence] → remise f de peine; [fee] → exemption f
He was given three months remission for good conduct → Il a eu trois mois de remise de peine pour bonne conduite.

remission

n (form)

(= cancelling, pardoning: of debt) → Erlassen nt; (Brit Jur) → (Straf)erlass m; (Rel) → Nachlass m; he got 3 years’ remission for good behaviour (Brit) → ihm wurden wegen guter Führung 3 Jahre erlassen

(= sending: of money) → Überweisung f

(= postponement) → Verschiebung f, → Vertagung f; (of motion) → Zurückverweisung f

(Jur: = transfer: of case) → Verweisung f

(= becoming less) → Nachlassen nt; (Med) → Besserung f, → Remission f (spec); to be in remission (patient) → sich auf dem Wege der Besserung befinden; (illness) → abklingen

remission [rɪˈmɪʃən] n (gen) (Rel, Med) → remissione f (Law) (of debts, fee) → condono