Remission
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Remission
Noun
- A pardon of a sin; the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a (legal) claim or a debt.
- A lessening of amount due, as in either money or work, or intensity of a thing. A reduction or cancellation of the penalty for a criminal offence; in particular, the reduction of a prison sentence as a recognition of the prisoner's good behaviour.
"Her cancer was in remission."
- A reduction or cancellation of the penalty for a criminal offence; in particular, the reduction of a prison sentence as a recognition of the prisoner's good behaviour.
- An abatement or lessening of the manifestations of a disease; a period where the symptoms of a disease are absent.
"Her cancer was in remission."
- An act of remitting, returning, or sending back. A referral of a case back to another (especially a lower or inferior) court of law; a remand, a remittal.
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