1. (

• remission ,
• remittal ,
• subsidence ,

) an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission" ;

2. (

• remittance ,
• remittal ,
• remission ,
• remitment

) a payment of money sent to a person in another place ;

3. (

• remission ,
• remitment ,
• remit

) (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) ;

4. (

• absolution ,
• remission ,
• remittal ,
• remission_of_sin

) the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance ;