remission
noun
[ rɪˈmɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the cancellation of a debt, charge, or penalty.
• "the scheme allows for the partial remission of tuition fees"
• a temporary diminution of the severity of disease or pain.
• "ten patients remained in remission"
Similar:
respite,
abeyance,
diminution of intensity,
diminution of severity,
period of temporary recovery,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin remissio(n- ), from remittere ‘send back, restore’ (see remit).
