remission is the act or action of forgiving and redeeming.
The etymological origin of the term “remission” supposedly originated from the Latin remission, which means “the action of setting the path anew”, that is, of “starting over”.
For most religions, especially Catholic, the believer must seek to gain the remission of their sins, which is granted by the church in the name of God.
In general, remission is surrounded by feelings of mercy, compassion and pity, which end up granting relief and comfort to those who were in a situation of agony or accusation, in the past.
In medicine, the word “remission” is used to characterize the weakening of a disease, from the reduction of symptoms, for example.
The so-called "complete remission" is an expression used by physicians when there are no longer signs of a certain disease in someone's body, however it cannot be fully concluded that the individual is actually healed.
In the area of Law, remission is the act of forgiving, renouncing or releasing the obligation that someone would have to justice.
This "extinction of obligations" is provided for in article 385 of the Civil Code: "the remission of the debt, accepted by the debtor, extinguishes the obligation, but without prejudice to a third party”.
Some of the main synonyms for remission are: absolution, compassion, laxity, indulgence, pardon and forgiveness.
remission and remission
Forgiveness is the act of forgiving, while the term forgiveness means "discharge" or "deliverance".
In the legal field the remission of a penalty, for example, consists of the discharge of the individual's obligation to the judicial, civil or tax proceedings.
Remission and remission are homophone paronyms, they have the same pronunciation and similar spelling, but with totally different meanings.