remission

/ɹɪˈmɪʃ(ə)n/noun
High School
1

A pardon of a sin; (chiefly historical, also figuratively) the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a (legal) claim or a debt.

2

A lessening of amount due, as in either money or work, or intensity of a thing.

3

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.

4

An abatement or lessening of the manifestations of a disease; a period where the symptoms of a disease are absent.

5

An act of remitting, returning, or sending back.

6

A referral of a case back to another (especially a lower or inferior) court of law; a remand, a remittal.

7

Reflection or back-scattering of light by a material; (to send back)

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