1. periods when the symptoms of a disease become less severe or disappear temporarily
Usage: medical
2. acts of canceling or reducing debts, penalties, or punishments
Usage: formal

Examples

• The cancer patient experienced several remissions over the course of treatment.
• During remissions, she felt strong enough to return to work.
• The doctor was encouraged by the patient’s sustained remissions.
• The king granted remissions of taxes to the struggling farmers.
• Debt remissions helped the developing countries recover economically.
• The court considered remissions for first-time offenders.