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remission

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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.

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

remission [rɪˈmɪʃən] less commonly, remittal [rɪˈmɪtəl]
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

remission  (r-mshn)
Abatement or subsiding of the symptoms of a disease.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.remission - an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission"
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
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)
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.remissionremission - the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
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

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


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It is not to be doubted, that a single man of prudence and good sense is better fitted, in delicate conjunctures, to balance the motives which may plead for and against the remission of the punishment, than any numerous body whatever.
Yes, sir, provided this war were approved of by the church and would advance the end I wish to attain -- I mean, the remission of my sins.
Of course, all the villages want remission of taxes, but, as far as I can see, the whole country's stinkin' with foxes.
 
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