remission

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹɪˈmɪʃən/, X-SAMPA: /rI"mIS@n/
• Rhymes: -ɪʃən

Noun

remission (plural remissions)

1. A lessening of amount due, as in either work or money or intensity of a thing.
2. A pardon of a sin; the forgiveness of an offense.
3. (medicine) An abatement or lessening of the manifestations of a disease.

   Her cancer was in remission.

4. (law) Referring a case back to a lower (inferior) court of law.

Translations

general

• Italian: remissione (it) f

religion

• Finnish: anteeksianto (fi), synninpäästö (fi)
• Italian: remissione (it) f

• Manx: maih (gv)

medicine

• Czech: remise (cs) f
• Finnish: lieveneminen, elpymävaihe, remissio

• Italian: remissione (it) f
• Japanese: 緩解 (かんかい, kankai)

legal

• Finnish: siirtäminen (fi)

• Italian: condono (it) m

Related terms

• remit
• remittance
• remittal
• remittent
• remitter
• remittor

See also

• (medicine): relapse
• reemission

Anagrams

• missioner

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Finnish

Noun

remission

1. Genitive singular form of remissio.