abatement vs remission

abatement

noun
  • An amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed; in particular from a tax. 

  • The reduction of the proceeds of a will, when the debts have not yet been satisfied; the reduction of taxes due. 

  • The action of a person that abates, or without proper authority enters a residence after the death of the owner and before the heir takes possession. 

  • The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression. 

  • Waste of stuff in preparing to size. 

  • A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon; any figure added to the coat of arms tending to lower the dignity or station of the bearer. 

remission

noun
  • A lessening of amount due, as in either money or work, or intensity of a thing. 

  • A reduction or cancellation of the penalty for a criminal offence; in particular, the reduction of a prison sentence as a recognition of the prisoner's good behaviour. 

  • A pardon of a sin; (chiefly historical, also figuratively) the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a (legal) claim or a debt. 

  • An act of remitting, returning, or sending back. 

  • An abatement or lessening of the manifestations of a disease; a period where the symptoms of a disease are absent. 

  • A referral of a case back to another (especially a lower or inferior) court of law; a remand, a remittal. 

  • Reflection or scattering of light by a material; reemission. 

verb
  • To change the mission of; to provide with a new mission. 

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