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Definition of: remission
(ri·mish′ən) noun
1. The act of remitting, or the state of being remitted; specifically, discharge from penalty; pardon; deliverance, as from a debt or obligation.
2. Abatement, as of a fine erroneously imposed.
3. Relaxation, as from work or study.
4. Temporary abatement of a disease or of pain.
5. The act of sending a remittance. [<OF <L remissio, -onis]
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