Wiktionary:Word of the day/2020/February 4

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remission n

A pardon of a sin; (chiefly historical, also figuratively) the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a (legal) claim or a debt. A lessening of amount due, as in either money or work, or intensity of a thing. (law) A reduction or cancellation of the penalty for a criminal offence; in particular, the reduction of a prison sentence as a recognition of the prisoner's good behaviour. (medicine) An abatement or lessening of the manifestations of a disease; a period where the symptoms of a disease are absent. An act of remitting, returning, or sending back. (law) A referral of a case back to another (especially a lower or inferior) court of law; a remand, a remittal. Today is World Cancer Day, which is recognized by the United Nations to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment.

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