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the judge ruled that the town's rescission of the contract was justified due the contractor's repeated failures to meet its obligations
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Trump's rescission of Biden's order is unlikely to immediately increase the cost of prescription drugs for Medicare and Medicaid recipients.
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
In decision filed on Friday, January 17, the court pointed to millions in royalties and advances UMG had paid the group, ruling that the band had failed to present a viable rescission claim.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
President Trump also reverted Biden’s rescission of a 2017 Trump-era memorandum that had created a list of sanctioned Cuban military companies.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
The Budget Committee also estimates the Natural Resources Committee has nearly $2 billion in IRA rescissions under its control, including money for coastal climate resilience, national parks and Bureau of Reclamation water projects.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
In decision filed on Friday, January 17, the court pointed to millions in royalties and advances UMG had paid the group, ruling that the band had failed to present a viable rescission claim.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
President Trump also reverted Biden’s rescission of a 2017 Trump-era memorandum that had created a list of sanctioned Cuban military companies.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
The Budget Committee also estimates the Natural Resources Committee has nearly $2 billion in IRA rescissions under its control, including money for coastal climate resilience, national parks and Bureau of Reclamation water projects.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Rescission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rescission. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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rescission
noun
re·scis·sion
ri-ˈsizh-ən 
: an act of rescinding
Legal Definition
rescission
noun
re·scis·sion
ri-ˈsi-zhən
: 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
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