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verb
- 1. revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement): "the government eventually rescinded the directive"
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RESCIND definition: 1. to make a law, agreement, order, or decision no longer have any (legal) power: 2. to make a…. Learn more.
Jun 17, 2024 · (transitive) To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect. Synonyms: cancel, annul, (of laws and policies) repeal, countermand, revoke, (of orders) recall. The agency will rescind the policy because many people are dissatisfied with it. (transitive) To cut away or off. Related terms. [edit]
to make a law, agreement, order, or decision no longer have any (legal) power: The policy of charging air travelers for vegetarian meals proved unpopular and has already been rescinded. Synonyms. annul specialized. countermand formal. lift (END) overturn. repeal. reverse. revoke formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Definition of rescind verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to cut off; to abrogate; to annul. Rescind verb. specifically, to vacate or make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or by superior authority; to repeal; as, to rescind a law, a resolution, or a vote; to rescind a decree or a judgment.
to make a law, agreement, order, or decision no longer have any (legal) power: The policy of charging air travellers for vegetarian meals proved unpopular and has already been rescinded. Synonyms. annul specialized. countermand formal. lift (END) overturn. repeal. reverse. revoke formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
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RESCIND meaning: to end (a law, contract, agreement, etc.) officially to say officially that (something) is no longer valid.
to invalidate (an act, measure, etc.) by a later action or a higher authority. Latin rescindere to tear off again, cut away, equivalent. to re- re - + scindere to tear, divide, destroy. 1630–40. re•scind′a•ble, adj. re•scind′er, n. re•scind′ment, n. nullify; retract, withdraw. countermand, repeal, veto.
To abrogate; revoke; annul; vacate, as an act, by the enacting authority or by superior authority: as, to rescind a law, a resolution, or a vote; to rescind an edict or decree; to rescind a judgment. To avoid (a voidable contract).
