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1.NounA pardon of a sin; the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a (legal) claim or a debt.
2.NounA lessening of amount due, as in either money or work, or intensity of a thing.
A reduction or cancellation of the penalty for a criminal offence; in particular, the reduction of a prison sentence as a recognition of the prisoner's good behaviour."Her cancer was in remission."
3.NounA reduction or cancellation of the penalty for a criminal offence; in particular, the reduction of a prison sentence as a recognition of the prisoner's good behaviour.
4.NounAn abatement or lessening of the manifestations of a disease; a period where the symptoms of a disease are absent."Her cancer was in remission."
5.NounAn act of remitting, returning, or sending back.
A referral of a case back to another (especially a lower or inferior) court of law; a remand, a remittal.
6.NounA referral of a case back to another (especially a lower or inferior) court of law; a remand, a remittal.
7.Noun(spectroscopy) Reflection or back-scattering of light by a material; (to send back)
8.VerbTo change the mission of; to provide with a new mission.