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noun
An act of rescinding: removing, taking away, or taking back.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The undoing of a contract; repeal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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noun
(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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: recission
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cancellation
History
1651, Late Latin rescissio, from Latin rescindō (“to cut back”), from re- (“back”) + scindō (“to cut”).
Across languages
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