remission

noun

the act of absolving or remitting

(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)

a payment of money sent to a person in another place

an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)

Roots

rere- · Latin · back mitto-miss · Latin · send

Synonyms for remission

absolutionn forgivenessn pardonv exonerationn leniencyn acquittancen quittancen palliationn redemptionn reprieven

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Where does remission come from?

The word remission breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back”); and -miss, from Latin mitto (“send”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.