remission
/ɹɪˈmɪʃ(ə)n/ · noun
Meaning
- A pardon of a sin; the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a (legal) claim or a debt.
- A lessening of amount due, as in either money or work, or intensity of a thing.
- An act of remitting, returning, or sending back.
- (spectroscopy) Reflection or scattering of light by a material; reemission.
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