remittal

Definitions of remittal

1. noun

   an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
   synonyms: remission, subsidence

   types:

   resolution

   the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)

   type of:

   abatement, hiatus, reprieve, respite, suspension

   an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
2. noun

   a payment of money sent to a person in another place
   synonyms: remission, remitment, remittance

   type of:

   payment

   a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
3. noun

   the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
   synonyms: absolution, remission, remission of sin

   types:

   indulgence

   the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution

   type of:

   redemption, salvation

   (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil