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Definition remission in American English

remission noun

[countable/uncountable]noun
/rɪˈmɪʃ(ə)n/
1

a period of time when an illness or disease becomes less severe

Example

Her sister's cancer is in remission.

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2

the process by which someone is allowed not to pay money that they owe

Example

Scholarship students will receive full remission of their tuition fees.

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3

the reduction of a prison sentence because the prisoner has behaved well

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Definition remission in American English