rescission

noun

re·​scis·​sion ri-ˈsi-zhən 

: an act of rescinding

Synonyms

• abandonment
• abortion
• calling
• calling off
• cancellation
• cancelation
• dropping
• recall
• recision
• repeal
• revocation

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

Candidates send an email with their resume, a writing sample, their offer letter and offer rescission. —Ryan Johnston, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025

Such rescissions require only a simple majority for approval in Congress. —Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025

One of his rescission packages in 1992 spurred a productive back-and-forth between the House and the Senate. —The Editors, National Review, 10 Mar. 2025

Musk also learned from lawmakers about budget rescissions, an obscure legislative tool that could enshrine his team’s government cuts into law. —Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 Mar. 2025

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

Rhymes for rescission

• abscission
• collision
• decision
• derision
• division
• elision
• envision
• excision
• incision
• misprision
• precision
• prevision

Kids Definition

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

rescissory

ri-ˈsi-zə-rē, -ˈsi-sə- 

adjective