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remission

/rɪˈmɪʃən/

B2CEFR level
65/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

Medicine noun

A temporary reduction or disappearance of disease symptoms.

After chemotherapy, her cancer went into full remission.

Similar: abatement, reprieve

Origin: Latin remittere 'to slacken'.

Topic: Diagnosis in Medical English

Law noun

The cancellation or waiver of a tax or penalty otherwise due.

The authority agreed a partial remission of the penalty given the reasonable excuse.

Similar: waiver, abatement

Topic: Tax law in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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