remisi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch remissie, from French rémission, from Latin remissiō, remittō, re- +‎ mittō.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /reˈmisi/ [reˈmi.si]
  • Rhymes: -isi
  • Syllabification: re‧mi‧si

Noun

remisi (plural remisi-remisi)

  1. remission:
    1. a pardon of a sin; (chiefly historical, also figurative) the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a (legal) claim or a debt
    2. a lessening of amount due, as in either money or work, or intensity of a thing
      1. (law) 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
      2. (medicine) an abatement or lessening of the manifestations of a disease; a period where the symptoms of a disease are absent

Hyponyms

  • remisi anak
  • remisi dasawarsa
  • remisi kanker
  • remisi kemanusiaan
  • remisi khusus
  • remisi tambahan
  • remisi umum

Derived terms

  • meremisi

Further reading

Latin

Verb

remīsī

  1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of remittō