Definition of Rescission

1. Noun. (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made. "Recission may be brought about by decree or by mutual consent"

Exact synonyms: Recission
Generic synonyms: Cancellation
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Rescind, Rescind

Definition of Rescission

1. n. The act of rescinding, abrogating, annulling, or vacating; as, the rescission of a law, decree, or judgment.

Definition of Rescission

1. scission [n -S] - See also: scission

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rescission

rescheduling
reschool
reschooled
reschooling
reschools
rescind
rescindable
rescinded
rescinder
rescinders
rescinding
rescindment
rescindments
rescinds
rescinnamine
rescission (current term)
rescissions
rescissory
rescore
rescored
rescores
rescoring
rescreen
rescreened
rescreening
rescreens
rescript
rescript
Rescriptor
rescripts

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