Remission refers to a stage of lesser intensity, when something subsides or improves. Remission is usually a good thing — like when your cancer is in remission, it means that it is manageable and not getting any worse.
Remission comes from the Latin remissionem, meaning "relaxation, a sending back." If something difficult lets up, you'll be able to relax a little. For example, if are being pelted non-stop during a dodgeball game, you'd hope for a remission, so you have a minute to take a breath and find your glasses. Another meaning of the noun remission is a payment. Your college tuition remission must be taken care of before you start classes.
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(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
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the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
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an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
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a payment of money sent to a person in another place
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