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re⋅ci⋅sion

  [ri-sizh-uhn]
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–noun
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
Origin:
1605–15; < L recīsiōn- (s. of recīsiō) a pruning, reduction, equiv. to recīs(us), ptp. of recīdere to cut back (re- re- + -cīd(ere), comb. form of caedere to cut + -tus ptp. suffix, with dt > s) + -iōn- -ion
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re·ci·sion   (rĭ-sĭzh'ən)   
n.  The act of rescinding; annulment or cancellation.

[Obsolete French, from Old French, annulment of a judgment, from Latin recīsiō, recīsiōn-, from recīsus, past participle of recīdere, to cut back : re-, re- + caedere, to cut; see kaə-id- in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: re·ci·sion
Pronunciation: ri-'si-zh&n
Variant: or re·cis·sion /-sh&n/
Function: noun
: RESCISSION
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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