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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 revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement): "the government eventually rescinded the directive"
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RESCIND definition: 1. to make a law, agreement, order, or decision no longer have any (legal) power: 2. to make a…. Learn more.
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 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 Things that are rescinded: policies, court decisions, regulations, and official statements.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.
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any ( legal) power: The policy of charging air travelers for vegetarian meals proved unpopular and has already been rescinded.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 Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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a government or a group of people in power rescind a law or agreement, they officially withdraw it and state that it is no longer valid. The governor does not have the authority to rescind the ruling.
verb (used with object) to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal. Synonyms: withdraw, retract, nullify. to invalidate (an act, measure, etc.) by a later action or a higher authority. Synonyms: veto, repeal, countermand.
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.
RESCIND meaning: to end (a law, contract, agreement, etc.) officially to say officially that (something) is no longer valid.
rescind meaning, definition, what is rescind: to officially end a law, or change a dec...: Learn more.
