rescission

noun

re·​scis·​sion ri-ˈsi-zhən How to pronounce rescission (audio)
: an act of rescinding

Examples of rescission in a Sentence

the judge ruled that the town's rescission of the contract was justified due the contractor's repeated failures to meet its obligations
Recent Examples on the Web As a result, some Democratic lawmakers were livid over the rescission of the Education Department’s policy and bemoaned the loss of student access to the Pell Grant. Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024 The comic creator was accused of tricking Moore, whose lawyer was also McRae, into giving up his interest in the comic and demanded a rescission of the copyright assignment. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2024 Even in the simple car example, what if your brother-in-law has already filed his 2011 tax return before the rescission, perhaps even depreciating or writing off the car? Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023 Many states, for example, have a right of rescission in timeshare sales, and a cooling-off period is built into many annuity purchases. Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 2 Aug. 2023 The congressional deadline, the rescission of ratification by some states and other issues have been the focus of several lawsuits. Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 13 July 2023 Shaul Cohen, who runs the University of Oregon’s prison education program, said the rescission of Pell didn’t have as stark an impact in Oregon as elsewhere, because the state’s programs were lean. oregonlive, 1 July 2023 That included more than $2 billion from highway programs, according to a White House document obtained by NPR, and the rescissions took effect immediately once the bill was signed. Samantha J. Gross, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023 Zalewski, who is critical of the three-day rescission period, said that amount of time does not give a prospective buyer an adequate period to do the research and inspections that could prevent them from buying into a condo building that has hidden costs lurking down the road. Washington Post, 7 July 2021

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French rescision, borrowed from Latin rescissiōn- rescissiō, from *rescid-, variant stem of rescindere "to remove or lay bare by hewing and cutting, cancel, rescind" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rescission was in 1594

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Cite this Entry

“Rescission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rescission. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

rescission

noun
re·​scis·​sion ri-ˈsizh-ən How to pronounce rescission (audio)
: an act of rescinding

Legal Definition

rescission

noun
re·​scis·​sion ri-ˈsi-zhən How to pronounce rescission (audio)
: the act, process, or fact of rescinding especially a contract
specifically : the equitable judicial remedy of rescinding a contract in a suit brought by one of the parties compare reformation
rescissory adjective
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