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n.

1. 1. The act of remitting.
   2. A condition or period in which something is remitted.
2. A lessening of intensity or degree; abatement.
3. 1. Medicine. Abatement or subsiding of the symptoms of a disease.
   2. The period during which the symptoms of a disease abate or subside.
4. 1. Release, as from a debt, penalty, or obligation.
   2. Forgiveness; pardon.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin remissiō, remissiōn-, from remissus, past participle of remittere, to let go. See remit.]

noun

1. The act or process of becoming less active or intense: abatement, ebb, letup, slackening, subsidence, wane. See increase/decrease.
2. The act or an instance of forgiving: absolution, amnesty, condonation, excuse, forgiveness, pardon. See forgiveness/vindictiveness.

n

Definition: acquittal, pardon
Antonyms: accusation, blame

n

Definition: pause; lessening
Antonyms: increase, rise, worsening

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n

The partial or complete disappearance of the clinical and subjective characteristics of a chronic or malignant disease.

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Extinguishment or release of a debt.

A remission is conventional when it comes about through an express grant to the debtor by a creditor. It is tacit when the creditor makes a voluntary surrender of the original title to the debtor under private signature constituting the obligation.

The term remission is also used in reference to the forgiveness or condonation of an injury or offense, or the act through which a forfeiture or penalty is forgiven.

A period in the course of a disease when symptoms become less severe.

The term remission is often used in speaking of sufferers from leukemia or other cancers whose symptoms lessen or disappear. In such a case, the disease is said to be “in remission.” The period of remission may last only briefly or may extend over several months or years.

Diminution or abatement of the clinical signs of a disease; the period during which such diminution occurs.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tilgivelse, forladelse, eftergivelse, [med.] bedring

Nederlands (Dutch)
strafvermindering, kwijtschelding, afname (ziekteverschijn- selen), vergiffenis

Français (French)
n. - (Jur) remise, (Méd, Relig) rémission, remise (de dette), remise à plus tard

Deutsch (German)
n. - Erlaß, Remission, Vergebung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άφεση, συχώρεση, χάρη, ελάττωση, ύφεση, κάμψη, χαλάρωση

Italiano (Italian)
condono, rinuncia, rinvio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - perdão (m), diminuição (penas) (f), decréscimo (forças) (m)

Русский (Russian)
прощение, уменьшение

Español (Spanish)
n. - remisión, perdón, exoneración

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förlåtelse, minskning, lindring, efterskänkning

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
宽恕, 减轻, 豁免, 缓解

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 寬恕, 減輕, 豁免, 緩解

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 용서, 풀림, 완화

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 許し, 免除, 鎮静

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بجميع معانيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הפוגה, הקלה, פטור, שחרור, ויתור, מחילה, הפחתת מאסר‬

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