LEGAL WORD
Remission
Legal term · Criminal justice
Remission
- Type: Legal term
- Area of law: Criminal justice
1 What it means
Reducing the length of a sentence without changing its character.
2 Use it in a sentence
His sentence was reduced through remission for good conduct.
3 Make it stick
Write your own sentence using Remission about a case or topic you are studying this week, then check it against the meaning above.
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