definition of
remission

[1] #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] #2 remission n. [remittance, remittal, remitment] a payment of money sent to a person in another place. wn

[3] #3 remission n. [remitment, remit] (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court). wn

[4] #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