rescinded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 revoked, repealed, or canceled, sometimes because invalidated by later action or a higher authority:

   The teacher's union has pledged to fight for reinstatement of the rescinded raises.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

• un·re·scind·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rescinded¹

rescind ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Soon after taking office, Biden rescinded a Trump-era executive order restricting diversity training on systemic racism in federal government, including the military.

From Los Angeles Times

Putt launched a review, which has concluded that "there are exceptional grounds in which an award won in competition should be reviewed and possibly rescinded".

From BBC

“Instead, the city of Beverly Hills… engaged in a number of different types of conduct including delaying the permitting process and then launching a pressure campaign against the landlord until the landlord rescinded its lease with the tenant.”

From Los Angeles Times

Gascón will request the brothers’ prior sentence of life without the possibility of parole be rescinded and they instead be sentenced for murder.

From Los Angeles Times

In Virginia, the Republican governor rescinded a policy of automatic voting rights restoration to people who finished their felony sentences.

From Slate

Related Words

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