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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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As soon as the decree of rescission was announced in Chile and before the delivery of the ultimatum by the Chilean Chargé, the occupation of the Bolivian littoral was ordered and immediately accomplished without firing a shot.
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Edwin M. Borchard, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2011
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office reported in February that a $5 billion rescission from the IRS would reduce revenues by $5.2 billion over the next 10 years and increase the cumulative deficit by $0.2 billion.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
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
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Edwin M. Borchard, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2011
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office reported in February that a $5 billion rescission from the IRS would reduce revenues by $5.2 billion over the next 10 years and increase the cumulative deficit by $0.2 billion.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
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
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“Rescission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rescission. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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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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