Rescission Meaning
/ɹɪˈsɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn act of rescinding: removing, taking away, or taking back.
nounThe undoing of a contract; repeal.
Sentence Examples
The buyer requested a total rescission of the sales contract.
Rescission is a legal remedy that cancels a formal agreement.
The client requested the rescission of the signed contract.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The bank announced the ____ of the loan agreement due to missed payments.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the contract was agreed by both parties after it became clear the terms could not be met.
Word Origin & History
1651, Late Latin rescissio, from Latin rescindō (“to cut back”), from re- (“back”) + scindō (“to cut”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"According to him, they said, "'Resign or we'll fire you.'" Frein resigned and left the school building. However, that same day, he called his union representative, who advised him to withdraw his resignation, which he did, within 24 hours. The school district, however, refused to accept his recission ^([sic]), insisting that Frein was no longer employed by the school district."
— 1983 December 3, Christine Guilfoy, “Houston Teacher Fired Over Ad Response”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 20, page 1:
"The House narrowly approved a rescissions package from the White House that aims to cancel billions in unspent funds from the prior fiscal year, much of which would not have been spent otherwise."
— 2018 June 7, Ashley Killough, “House approves package that would cut $1 billion in spending”, in CNN, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2018:
"But the rescission of the spending-freeze memo, which followed a White House effort to respond to confusion about the initial memo, raises questions about how much [President Trump and his team] learned from the experience of 2017."
— 2025 January 30, Linda Feldmann, “Understanding the Trump chaos: It’s about wielding executive power”, in The Christian Science Monitor, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2025:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The bank announced the ____ of the loan agreement due to missed payments.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the contract was agreed by both parties after it became clear the terms could not be met.