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rescission

res·cis·sion

UK/ɹɪˈsɪʃən/ US/ɹɪˈsɪʒən/ uncommon

noun

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(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”
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Origin

1651, Late Latin rescissio, from Latin rescindō (“to cut back”), from re- (“back”) + scindō (“to cut”).

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