remission

1. A pardon of a sin; (chiefly historical, also figuratively) the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a (legal) claim or a debt. (countable, uncountable)
2. A lessening of amount due, as in either money or work, or intensity of a thing. (countable, uncountable)
3. 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. (countable, uncountable)
4. An abatement or lessening of the manifestations of a disease; a period where the symptoms of a disease are absent. (countable, uncountable) · Her cancer was in remission.
5. An act of remitting, returning, or sending back. (countable, uncountable)
6. A referral of a case back to another (especially a lower or inferior) court of law; a remand, a remittal. (countable, uncountable)
7. Reflection or back-scattering of light by a material; (to send back) (countable, uncountable)

Plural remissions