remission
noun
/ɹəˈmɪʃ(ə)n/
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/ɹɪˈmɪʃ(ə)n/
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- A pardon of a sin; (chiefly, historical, also, figuratively) the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a (legal) claim or a debt.
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Vergebung,
Erlass
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- (medicine) An abatement or lessening of the manifestations of a disease; a period where the symptoms of a disease are absent.
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Abklingen,
Nachlassen,
Remission,
Rückbildung
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- (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.
- A lessening of amount due, as in either money or work, or intensity of a thing.
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Nachlaß
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- An act of remitting, returning, or sending back.
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Rücksendung,
Zurücksendung
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- (law) A referral of a case back to another (especially a lower or inferior) court of law; a remand, a remittal.
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Rückverweisung
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remiss
adjective
/ɹəˈmɪs/
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- Not energetic or exact in duty or business; careless; tardy; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow.
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nachlässig,
träge
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- At fault; failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations.
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verantwortungslos
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