The Clue
Abatements (10 letter answer)
The Answer
REMISSIONS
Tags
Notes
The answer REMISSIONS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
REMISSION as a noun:
1. (remission, remittal, subsidence) = an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission"
2. (remittance, remittal, remission, remitment) = a payment of money sent to a person in another place
3. (remission, remitment, remit) = (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
4. (absolution, remission, remittal, remission of sin) = the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance