noun [U,C]
1 a period during which a serious illness improves for a time and the patient seems to get better:
The patient has been in remission for the past six months. * The symptoms reappeared after only a short remission. * a period of remission
2 (BrE) a reduction in the amount of time sb spends in prison, especially because they have behaved well:
With remission for good behaviour, he could be out by the end of the year. * She has been granted a remission of sentence. * He lost two months' remission after he attacked another prisoner.
3 (formal) an act of reducing or cancelling the amount of money that sb has to pay:
New businesses may qualify for tax remission. * There is a partial remission of fees for overseas students.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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