remission vs referral
referral vs remissionremission and referral both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| remission | Yes | No | No | No |
| referral | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
referral is a hypernym of
remission; that is, referral is a
word with a broader meaning than remission:
- remission: (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
- referral: the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)
| remission (noun) | referral (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance | the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency) |
| (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) | a recommendation to consult the (professional) person or group to whom one has been referred |
| an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) | a person whose case has been referred to a specialist or professional group |
| a payment of money sent to a person in another place |
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