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Multiple Meanings
remission
Her cancer is in
remission
.
a lessening in the intensity of a disease
Much less commonly,
remission
can refer to:
a decrease in the intensity of things other than disease
a payment that is sent
the act of referring (sending) a case to another court
the act of forgiving someone for violating religious rules
the act of reducing time that must be spent in prison in the United Kingdom
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