rescission

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈsɪʒən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ri sizh′ən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
re•scis•sion  (ri sizh′ən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act of rescinding.
  • Late Latin rescissiōn- (stem of rescissiō) a making void, rescinding, equivalent. to resciss(us) (past participle of rescindere to rescind, equivalent. to re- re- + scid-, variant stem of scindere to cleave, tear in two + -tus past participle suffix, with dt ss) + -iōn- -ion
  • 1605–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rescission / rɪˈsɪʒən/
  1. the act of rescinding
  2. the right to have a contract set aside if it has been entered into mistakenly, as a result of misrepresentation, undue influence, etc
'rescission' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
rescissible - rescissory

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