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- Dictionaryrescind/rɪˈsɪnd/
verb
- 1. revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement): "the government eventually rescinded the directive"
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1. : to take away : remove. 2. a. : take back, cancel. refused to rescind the order. b. : to abrogate (a contract) and restore the parties to the positions they would have occupied had there been no contract. 3. : to make void by action of the enacting authority or a superior authority : repeal. rescind an act. rescinder noun. rescindment.
RESCIND definition: 1. to make a law, agreement, order, or decision no longer have any (legal) power: 2. to make a…. Learn more.
RESCIND meaning: 1. to make a law, agreement, order, or decision no longer have any (legal) power: 2. to make a…. Learn more.
Rescind definition: to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal. . See examples of RESCIND used in a sentence.
If a government or a group of people in power rescind a law or agreement, they officially withdraw it and state that it is no longer valid.
Rescind means "to cancel or revoke." Things that are rescinded: policies, court decisions, regulations, and official statements. What all these examples have in common is that they are on the record. Also, rescind usually refers to promises instead of tangible objects.
1. to revoke, annul, or repeal. 2. to invalidate (an act, measure, etc.) by a later action or a higher authority. [1630–40; < Latin rescindere to cut away, revoke = re- re - + scindere to tear] re•scind′er,n. re•scind′ment,n.
Jun 17, 2024 · rescind (third-person singular simple present rescinds, present participle rescinding, simple past and past participle rescinded) ( transitive) To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect.
Definition of rescind verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To cancel a contract, whether unilaterally or by mutual agreement and restore both parties to status quo ante (the positions they would have been in if the contract had never existed). See also rescission. Webster's New World Law.
