rescission

[ ri-sizh-uhn ]

noun

1. the act of rescinding.

rescission

/ rɪˈsɪʒən /

noun

1. the act of rescinding
2. law the right to have a contract set aside if it has been entered into mistakenly, as a result of misrepresentation, undue influence, etc

Other Words From

• nonre·scission noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rescission¹

1605–15; < Late Latin rescissiōn- (stem of rescissiō ) a making void, rescinding, equivalent to resciss ( us ) (past participle of rescindere to rescind, equivalent to re- re- + scid-, variant stem of scindere to cleave, tear in two + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > ss ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

There was to be a restitution of property, honors, and offices, and a rescission of judicial sentences.

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First, the parties can expressly and purposely declare that a treaty shall be dissolved; this is rescission.

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And this consideration will afford a reasonable test of the cases in which fraud will warrant rescission.

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It is no doubt only by reason of a condition construed into the contract that fraud is a ground of rescission.

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