Intromission Definition
The state of being allowed to enter; admittance.
Putting one thing into another; insertion.
(law, Scotland) An intermeddling with the affairs of another, either on legal grounds or without authority.
Other Word Forms of Intromission
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Origin of Intromission
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From Latin intro-', "into", + mission, "sending", from Latin missio, from perfect passive participle missus, "sent", from verb mittere, "send", + noun of action -io.
From Wiktionary
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Medieval Latin intrōmissiō intrōmissiōn- usurpation from Latin intrōmissus past participle of intrōmittere to intromit intromit
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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