(~s)
1.
If someone who has had a serious disease such as cancer is in ~ or if the disease is in ~, the disease has been controlled so that they are not as ill as they were.
Brain scans have confirmed that the disease is in ~...
N-VAR
2.
If someone in prison gets ~, their prison sentence is reduced, usually because they have behaved well. (BRIT)
With ~ for good behaviour, she could be freed in a year.
N-UNCOUNT