remission

remission
re|mis|sion [rıˈmıʃən] n
1.) [U and C]
a period when a serious illness improves for a time
in remission
The chemotherapy was successful, and she is now in remission.
The cancer has gone into remission .
2.) [U and C] BrE
a reduction of the time that someone has to spend in prison
He was given six months' remission for good behaviour.
3.) [U] formal
when you allow someone to keep the money they owe you
remission of debts
4.) the remission of sins
formal forgiveness from God for the bad things that you have done

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  • rémission — [ remisjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1120; lat. ecclés. remissio, de remittere 1 ♦ Action de remettre, de pardonner (les péchés). La rémission des péchés, pouvoir conféré par le Christ aux apôtres et exercé par le prêtre dans le sacrement de la pénitence. ⇒… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • remission — Remission. s. f. Pardon. La remission des pechez. obtenir de Dieu la remission de ses pechez. On appelle aussi, Remission, La grace que le Prince fait à un homme en luy remettant la peine qu il a encouruë par les Loix; ce qui n a lieu que quand… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Remission — Album par Mastodon Sortie 28 mai 2002 (US) Durée 50:26 Genre metal, Sludge metal Producteur Mastodon, Matt Bayles Label Relapse Recor …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Remission — may refer to:*Remission (medicine), the state of absence of disease activity in patients with a chronic illness, with the possibility of return of disease activity *Remission (spectroscopy), the reflection or scattering of light by a material… …   Wikipedia

  • remission — re‧mis‧sion [rɪˈmɪʆn] noun [countable, uncountable] 1. ECONOMICS a period of time when the economy, interest rates, or share prices improve, although they are expected to get worse again in the future: • Interest rate futures gave little sign of …   Financial and business terms

  • Remission — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Remission Álbum de Mastodon Publicación 28 de mayo de 2002 Grabación 2002 …   Wikipedia Español

  • remission — et pardon, Remissio. Remission de quelque malfait, Impunitas. Il demande remission, Supplicatum venit, auxilium capiti ac fortunis suis petens. B. Donner remission, Eximere noxae. Obtenir remission, Assequi impunitatem …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • Remission — (lat. remittere, zurückschicken) ist: Physik: Wiederaussendung von einfallenden Wellen oder Teilchen, siehe Remission (Physik) Medizin: das dauerhafte oder temporäre Nachlassen von Krankheitssymptomen, siehe Remission (Medizin) Handel: die… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • remission — re·mis·sion /ri mi shən/ n: the act or process of remitting Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. remission I …   Law dictionary

  • Remission — Re*mis sion (r? m?sh ?n), n. [F. r[ e]mission, L. remissio. See {Remit}.] 1. The act of remitting, surrendering, resigning, or giving up. [1913 Webster] 2. Discharge from that which is due; relinquishment of a claim, right, or obligation; pardon… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Remission — Студийный альбом Mastodon Дата выпуска 28 мая, 2002 Жанры сладж метал Длительность 50:26 Страна …   Википедия

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