remission in WordNet English dictionary

1. the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
   absolution  remission  remittal  remission of sin 
   
2. (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
   remission  remitment  remit 
   
3. an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
   "his cancer is in remission"
   remission  remittal  subsidence 
   
4. a payment of money sent to a person in another place
   remittance  remittal  remission  remitment