SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS

remission

noun

The cancellation, reduction, or suspension of a penalty, obligation, or burden.

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Reduction of a burden

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abatement reduction cancellation forgiveness release

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Usage distinction

For a penalty or obligation, remission can reduce, suspend, or cancel what is owed. A reprieve is a postponement; the medical sense concerns reduced disease manifestations.

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See remission in use

The fictional petition requested remission of a penalty imposed after the dispute.

Dictionary practice example.

Remission of a fictional storage charge later reduces the amount owed for materials the closure prevented their owner from collecting.

From Rules, Authority, and Relief.

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