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remission

/ remission /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
Type of:
referral
Derived:
remit remand send back
Domain:
law jurisprudence
noun Sense 2
an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
"his cancer is in remission"
Type of:
suspension respite reprieve
Kinds of:
resolution
Derived:
subside lessen remit
noun Sense 3
the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
Type of:
redemption salvation
Kinds of:
indulgence
Has parts:
penance
Derived:
absolve
noun Sense 4
a payment of money sent to a person in another place
Type of:
payment
Derived:
remit
Semantic Complexity
73%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
18
Times Searched
1
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referral suspension respite reprieve resolution redemption salvation indulgence payment