as in cancelation
the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to
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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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.
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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
Even in the simple car example, what if your brother-in-law has already filed his 2011 tax return before the rescission, perhaps even depreciating or writing off the car?
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
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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
Even in the simple car example, what if your brother-in-law has already filed his 2011 tax return before the rescission, perhaps even depreciating or writing off the car?
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
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“Rescission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescission. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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