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rescind

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re⋅scind

  [ri-sind]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
2. to invalidate (an act, measure, etc.) by a later action or a higher authority.
Origin:
1630–40; < L rescindere to tear off again, cut away, equiv. to re- re- + scindere to tear, divide, destroy

Related forms:
re⋅scind⋅a⋅ble, adjective
re⋅scind⋅er, noun
re⋅scind⋅ment, noun

Synonyms:
1. nullify; retract, withdraw. 2. countermand, repeal, veto.
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re·scind   (rĭ-sĭnd')   
tr.v.   re·scind·ed, re·scind·ing, re·scinds
To make void; repeal or annul.

[Latin rescindere : re-, re- + scindere, to split; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]
re·scind'a·ble adj., re·scind'er n., re·scind'ment n.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: re·scind
Pronunciation: ri-'sind
Function: verb
Etymology: Latin rescindere to cut loose, annul, from re- away, back + scindere to cut, split
transitive verb 1 : to take back and make void <rescinded its suspension of his license>
2 : to abrogate (a contract or transaction) by mutual agreement, judicial decree, or unilateral declaration because of fraud, mistake, duress, misrepresentation, illegality, a breach, or another sufficient ground with both parties restored to their positions before the contract was made rescind the contract> —compare CANCEL, TERMINATE
3 : to make void by the same or by a superior authority <rescind a regulation> intransitive verb : to rescind something (as a contract) —re·scind·able /-'sin-d&-b&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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