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remittal

re·mit·tal

uncommon

noun

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an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)

  • “his cancer is in remission”
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3.

the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance

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From remit + -al.

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