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remission n. [
remittal, subsidence] an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission"
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remission n. [
remittance, remittal, remitment] a payment of money sent to a person in another place
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remission n. [
remitment, remit] (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
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remission n. [
absolution, remittal, remission of sin] the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
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