Word Finder - remission

definition

A pardon of a sin; the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a (legal) claim or a debt.

synonyms

• acceptilation

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A lessening of amount due, as in either money or work, or intensity of a thing.

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An act of remitting, returning, or sending back.

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(spectroscopy) Reflection or scattering of light by a material; reemission.

According to the committee, every convict should have it in his power to earn a remission - in other words, to shorten his sentence by his industry.

We acknowledge one baptism for remission of sins.

Having earned his remission the convict enters upon the third stage of his punishment.

The full remission in a five years' sentence is one year and ninety-one days; in seven years, one year two hundred and seventy-three days; in fourteen, three years one hundred and ninety-seven days; in twenty, four years one hundred and 'ninety days.

But after ten years they may enter the "C" division, earn a special gratuity therein, and enjoy the various privileges accorded to the "B" or habitual criminals' division with the additional advantage that there is no interference with their remission.

His cancer has been in complete remission for three years.

In contrast, interleukin (IL)-2 produces long-term durable complete remission in a subset of patients.

These agents appear able to induce a sustained biochemical remission of disease with associated symptomatic improvement.

They will also receive a £ 1,800 fee remission grant.

Full seizure remission was seen in less than 15% .

Teaching Assistants who teach in each semester earn tuition remission.

John the Baptist preached repentance for the remission of sin.

Vouchsafe, O Theotokos, that I may offer pure supplications to the King of all, and ask remission of transgressions.

The railways showed an increase of 351,685; registration transfer and succession, 295,560; direct taxation, 42,136 (mainly from income tax, which more than made up for the remission of the house tax in the districts of Calabria visited by the earthquake of 1906); customs and excise, 1,036,742; government monopolies, 291,027; posts, 4I,3fo; telegraphs, 23,364; telephones, 65,771.

In the administration of finance, in addition to the remission of arrears already mentioned, a revision of claims was ordered to be made every fifteen years, thereby anticipating the "indictions" (see Calendar; Chronology).

The orgies or mysteries were open to all, freemen or slaves, who had duly performed the preliminary purifications, and secured to the participants salvation and remission of sins.

Cases with disease limited to the stomach can be cured after H pylori eradication and remain in remission for years.

Now the remission of sins is a blessing not to be missed.

The ORSAS Awards provide Scholarships for partial remission of tuition fees for overseas research students.

What Japan really needs is a national ad valorem duty upon the rental value of all land, with concomitant remission of current taxes.

The Prison Act of 1898 allowed local prison inmates to earn remission of sentence.

The politicians no longer claim that remission of debts is impossible.

The rate of remission induction was 60.5 %, with a 48% rate of subsequent relapse.

Full seizure remission was seen in less than 15 %.

In one study of cancer patients who experienced spontaneous remission, more than four out of five had changed their diet !

This case represents one of the longest survivors, in complete remission, after syngeneic transplantation for MM.

The doctor was optimistic that this treatment would put his patient's cancer into remission.

For example, the Churches of Christ believe that one must confess his or her belief publicly, then be baptized for the remission of sins before becoming a Christian.

Of course, the virus never completely leaves the body, but sending it into remission can significantly extend your cat's life.

For example, homeopathic treatments cannot put cancer into remission; however, they can provide comfort to the patient without the major side effects sometimes caused by traditional medications.

At the time, doctors were hopeful they could get Hopper in remission and his prostate cancer under control.

With a variety of different treatment methods, these stars went into remission and have since spoken out about their struggles.

She went into remission after six months, but had to take oral medication to battle the disease through early 2011.

The cancer went into remission but returned, and in 2010 it began to spread.

Adults treated with splenectomy usually experience remission of chronic ITP.

The prognosis for chronic ITP is also good; most individuals experience long-term remission.

As the name suggests, during this phase, the main aim of the treatment is to reduce the number of leukemic cells as far as possible and induce a remission in the patient.

Once the patient shows no obvious signs of leukemia (no leukemic cells are detected in blood tests and bone marrow biopsies), the patient is said to be in remission.

This is called continuation or maintenance therapy, and the aim in this case is to kill any remaining cells and to maintain the remission for as long as possible.

It is usually the treatment of choice and is used to relieve symptoms and achieve long-term remission of the disease.

Complete remission means that all disease is gone.

Partial remission means that the disease is significantly improved, but residual traces of the disease are still present.

A remission may be due to treatment or may be spontaneous.

With treatment, about 87 percent of patients have a remission of the disease, but 53 percent have recurrences.

The disease, which causes progressive paralysis, is marked by periods of exacerbation and remission.

Approximately one third of children with Tourette syndrome will experience complete or nearly complete remission during their late adolescent and early adult years.

It is difficult to tell how many children with Tourette syndrome experience complete remission over their entire adult lives, but it has been estimated to be about 8 percent.

Many children who do not have complete and lasting remission will experience months or even years without significant symptoms.

Parents should be educated on the signs of relapse and of adverse reactions to the medication, and encourage children in remission to self-report any possible signs of relapse.

Studies have shown that about 75 percent of FMF patients achieve complete remission of their symptoms, and about 95 percent show marked improvement when taking colchicine.