rescinded

[ ri-sin-did ]

adjective

1. revoked, repealed, or canceled, sometimes because invalidated by later action or a higher authority:

   The teacher's union has pledged to fight for reinstatement of the rescinded raises.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of rescind.

Other Word Forms

• un·re·scind·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rescinded¹

rescind ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

The new policy rescinded a 2011 memo restricting agents from making arrests in such locations.

From Los Angeles Times

In response to the cuts, UCLA, USC and other campuses have canceled some research efforts or rescinded some doctoral candidate and postdoctoral research position offers.

From Los Angeles Times

The NEH grant money being rescinded was mostly allocated on a reimbursement basis, Fujioka said — meaning organizations were expected to spend the money first, then get reimbursed.

From Los Angeles Times

Republicans accused President Biden of overstepping those bounds when he issued an executive order directing federal agencies to promote voting access in 2021 — which Trump has since rescinded.

From Los Angeles Times

He has twice been sent off - in the win over Wolves in January and the home defeat by West Ham in February - although the first of those red cards was later rescinded on appeal.

From BBC

Related Words

• abolish
• abrogate
• annul
• cancel
• dismantle
• invalidate
• lift
• overturn
• quash
• renege
• repeal
• retract
• reverse
• revoke
• set aside
• void