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Diminution of intensity; abatement; relaxation.
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A temporary and incomplete subsidence of the force or violence of a disease or of pain, as destinguished from intermission, in which the disease completely leaves the patient for a time; abatement.
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a healthy state when all the abnormal cancer cells can no longer be detected.
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A period in which the symptoms of a disease subside to the point that where they are barely noticeable.
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The act of remitting, surrendering, resigning, or giving up.
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Discharge from that which is due; relinquishment of a claim, right, or obligation; pardon of transgression; release from forfeiture, penalty, debt, etc.
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Instead of going to the vote on a particular motion, the national executive committee (NEC) may seek to remit it. If both the moving branch and conference agree to remit a motion its terms and instructions are discussed by the NEC but they are not bound to carry out those specific terms and instructions.
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(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
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A decrease in a term of imprisonment provided for by the Penitentiary Act and the Prisons and Reformatories Act. See Earned remission; Statutory remission.
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A reduction in the time to be served on a sentence of imprisonment due to good behaviour by the prisoner• Prisoners
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Reduced period of imprisonment for good behaviour.
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