rescission
rescission · rescissions
An act of rescinding: removing, taking away, or taking backAn act of rescinding: removing, taking away, or taking back.
/ɹɪˈsɪʃən/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)An act of rescinding: removing, taking away, or taking back.
(countable, uncountable)The undoing of a contract; repeal.
More definitions
- (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
1651, Late Latin rescissio, from Latin rescindō (“to cut back”), from re- (“back”) + scind1651, Late Latin rescissio, from Latin rescindō (“to cut back”), from re- (“back”) + scindō (“to cut”).
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Forms
plural: rescissions| Singular | rescission |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made:recission
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedrescind
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable