remission

(noun) an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease). Synonyms: remittal, subsidence. Example: "His cancer is in remission."

(noun) a payment of money sent to a person in another place. Synonyms: remittance, remittal, remitment.

(noun) (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court). Synonyms: remitment, remit.

(noun) the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance. Synonyms: absolution, remittal, remission of sin.