#1 remission n. [remittal, subsidence] an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission". wn
#2 remission n. [remittance, remittal, remitment] a payment of money sent to a person in another place. wn
#3 remission n. [remitment, remit] (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court). wn
#4 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. wn
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