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Examples of recision in a Sentence
the national emergency forced the immediate recision of all military leave
Recent Examples on the Web
The judgment here, premised on a decision of a federal court of appeals, provides more than enough basis to justify the recision of DACA.
—Josh Blackman, National Review, 10 Jan. 2018
The House GOP is standing with Trump on drawing down the reserves for the Pell Grant program, calling for a $3.3 billion recision on top of the $1.3 billion cut outlined in the fiscal 2017 spending agreement.
—Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 19 July 2017
The House of Representatives passed the rule recision in February.
—Katy Murphy, The Mercury News, 3 May 2017
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Word History
Etymology
French, from Middle French, alteration of rescision, from Late Latin rescission-, rescissio rescission
First Known Use
1606, in the meaning defined above
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“Recision.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recision. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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