remissionnoun
uk/rɪˈmɪʃ.ən/us/rɪˈmɪʃ.ən/remission noun (OF ILLNESS)
[ C or U ] formal a period of time when an illness is less severe or is not affecting someone:
Her cancer has been in remission for several years.
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Recovering from illness
- be on the mend idiom
- bounce
- bounce back
- clear (sth) up
- come round
- convalescence
- convalescent
- correct
- feel like a new woman/man idiom
- get over sth/sb
- heal
- hold
- lacunar
- mend
- new
- pull
- rehab
- rehabilitation
- rose
- throw sth off
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remission noun (REDUCTION)
[ U ] UK specialized law a reduction of the time that a person has to stay in prison:
He was given three months' remission for good behaviour.
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Not punishing & reducing punishment
- absolve
- amnesty
- clemency
- commutation
- commute
- diplomatic immunity
- discharge
- free pardon
- get (sb) off (sth)
- hook
- impunity
- let
- let sb off
- off the hook idiom
- pardon
- parole
- remit
- scot-free
- spare
- unpunished
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remission noun (IN RELIGION)
[ U ] specialized religion the fact of being forgiven for breaking religious laws or rules:
He believes that redemption is based on remission of sins.
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Making & accepting apologies
- absolution
- afraid
- atonement
- conciliate
- cut
- excusable
- excuse
- excuse/pardon my French! idiom
- forge
- make it up to sb idiom
- mend
- mend your fences idiom
- overlook
- pardon (me) idiom
- recompense
- reconcile
- reconciliation
- repentant
- take sb back
- unrepentant
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Religious concepts: forgiveness in religion