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   Re·mis·sion

   /rəˈmiSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the cancellation of a debt, charge, or penalty: "the plan allows for the partial remission of tuition fees" Similar cancellationsetting asidesuspensionrevocationrepealrescindingabrogation
   • ▪ a diminution of the seriousness or intensity of disease or pain; a temporary recovery: "ten out of twenty patients remained in remission" Similar respiteabeyancediminution of intensitydiminution of severityperiod of temporary recovery
   • ▪ forgiveness of sins. Similar forgivenesspardoningabsolutionexonerationexculpationhistorical:indulgence
   • ▪ the reduction of a prison sentence, especially as a reward for good behavior. Similar reduction in sentencereduced sentenceallowancededuction

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin remissio(n-), from remittere ‘send back, restore’ (see remit).

   Derivatives

   • 1. remissive adjective

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   What is remission for good behaviour?

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › remissionREMISSION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   REMISSION meaning: 1. a period of time when an illness is less severe or is not affecting someone: 2. a reduction of…. Learn more.

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   noun. uk / rɪˈmɪʃ ə n / us. be in remission. Add to word list. to be in a period of time when a serious illness is better: He is in remission at the moment. The disease seems to be in remission. (Definition of remission from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of remission. in Chinese (Traditional)

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   a period during which such a decrease or subsidence occurs: The patient's leukemia was in remission.

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   1. : the act or process of remitting. 2. : a state or period during which something is remitted. Synonyms. absolution. amnesty. forgiveness. pardon. remittal. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of remission in a Sentence. The patient is in remission. a temporary remission of symptoms He was given remission for good behavior.

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   (formal) an act of reducing or cancelling the amount of money that somebody has to pay. New businesses may qualify for tax remission. There is a partial remission of fees for overseas students. Word Origin. See remission in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: remission.

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   Mar 23, 2024 · A pardon of a sin; (chiefly historical, also figuratively) the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a ( legal) claim or a debt . Synonym: acceptilation. Antonym: irremission. A lessening of amount due, as in either money or work, or intensity of a thing .

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   May 2, 2024 · noun. the act or an instance of remitting. ; specif., a. forgiveness or pardon, as of sins or crimes. b. cancellation of or release from a debt, tax, penalty, etc. c. a lessening or abating, as of heat or cold, pain, etc. d. a relatively prolonged lessening or disappearance of the symptoms of a disease.