remission
Phonetic
US /rɪˈmɪʃn/UK /rɪˈmɪʃn/
Translations
NOUNA pardon of a sin; (chiefly historical, also figuratively) 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., A lessening of amount due, as in either money or work, or intensity of a thing.
An abatement or lessening of the manifestations of a disease; a period where the symptoms of a disease are absent., A lessening of amount due, as in either money or work, or intensity of a thing., An act of remitting, returning, or sending back., 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., Reflection or scattering of light by a material; reemission.
VERBTo change the mission of; to provide with a new mission.
Variants
- remissions: Third Person Singular, Plural
- remissioning: Present Participle
- remissioned: Past Participle, Past Tense
Examples
Cancer Remission/rɪˈmɪʃn/ Like Catherine’s Does Not Always Mean the Illness Is Cured
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Sibley said those periods of remission/rɪˈmɪʃn/ were more likely to occur during demanding times of life.
Source:www.nytimes.com
Lee’s kidney diseases are now in remission.
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To this day, Shirley remains in complete remission; she has two beautiful, healthy children and, in her own words, has “gotten her life back
Source:www.scientificamerican.com
Catherine, Princess of Wales, Confirms She Is in Remission/rɪˈmɪʃn/ From Cancer
Source:www.nytimes.com
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