Remission Definition

rĭ-mĭshən
noun
The act or an instance of remitting.
Webster's New World
A condition or period in which something is remitted.
American Heritage
A lessening of intensity or degree; abatement.
American Heritage Medicine
Abatement or subsiding of the symptoms of a disease.
American Heritage
The period during which the symptoms of a disease abate or subside.
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Other Word Forms of Remission

Noun

Singular:
remission
Plural:
remissions

Origin of Remission

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin remissiō remissiōn- from remissus past participle of remittere to let go remit

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Remission Sentence Examples

  • According to the committee, every convict should have it in his power to earn a remission - in other words, to shorten his sentence by his industry.

  • We acknowledge one baptism for remission of sins.

  • Having earned his remission the convict enters upon the third stage of his punishment.

  • The full remission in a five years' sentence is one year and ninety-one days; in seven years, one year two hundred and seventy-three days; in fourteen, three years one hundred and ninety-seven days; in twenty, four years one hundred and 'ninety days.

  • But after ten years they may enter the "C" division, earn a special gratuity therein, and enjoy the various privileges accorded to the "B" or habitual criminals' division with the additional advantage that there is no interference with their remission.

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Words Starting With

RREREM

Words Ending With

NONION

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