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 Definitions of rescind  [ɪˈsɪnd]  

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Definition of 'rescind' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) rescind
to revoke, annul, or repeal.

2.  rescind
to invalidate (an act, measure, etc.) by a later action or a higher authority.

Etymology:  (1630–40; < L rescindere to cut away, revoke =re-re - +scindere to tear)

Definition of 'rescind' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate
cancel officially
"He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"


Definition of 'rescind' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) rescind
to cut off; to abrogate; to annul

2. (verb) rescind
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



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