(to) rescind

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• rescind — re·scind /ri sind/ vb [Latin rescindere to cut loose, annul, from re away, back + scindere to cut, split] vt 1: to take back and make void rescind ed its suspension of his license 2: to abrogate (a contract or transaction) by mutual agreement,… …   Law dictionary

• Rescind — Re*scind (r? s?nd ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rescinded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rescinding}.] [L. rescindere, rescissum; pref re re + scindere to cut, split: cf. F. rescinder. See {Shism}.] 1. To cut off; to abrogate; to annul. [1913 Webster] The blessed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• rescind an attorney's license to practice — index disbar Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• rescind — (v.) 1630s, from L. rescindere to cut off, tear off, abolish, from re back + scindere to cut, split (see SHED (Cf. shed) (v.)). Related: Rescinded; rescinding …   Etymology dictionary

• rescind — *revoke, reverse, repeal, recall Analogous words: cancel, expunge, *erase: abrogate, *annul, void …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• rescind — [v] declare null and void abolish, abrogate, annul, back out of, backpedal*, backwater*, call off, cancel, countermand, crawl out of*, dismantle, forget, invalidate, lift, nix*, overturn, pull the plug*, quash, recall, remove, renege, repeal,… …   New thesaurus

• rescind — ► VERB ▪ revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement). DERIVATIVES rescindable adjective. ORIGIN Latin rescindere, from scindere to divide, split …   English terms dictionary

• rescind — [ri sind′] vt. [L rescindere (pp. of rescissus), to cut off < re , back + scindere, to cut: see SCISSION] to revoke, repeal, or cancel (a law, order, etc.) SYN. ABOLISH rescindable adj. rescinder n …   English World dictionary

• Rescind or amend something previously adopted — The motion to rescind, repeal, or annul is used in parliamentary procedure to cancel or countermand a previous action or order. Explanation and Use Rescind, repeal, or annul (RONR) Class Motion that brings a question again before the assembly In… …   Wikipedia

• rescind — To cancel a contract because of misrepresentation, fraud, or illegal procedure. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * rescind re‧scind [rɪˈsɪnd] verb [transitive] LAW to officially end a law, agreement, or decision made earlier: • The company has… …   Financial and business terms

• rescind — [[t]rɪsɪ̱nd[/t]] rescinds, rescinding, rescinded VERB If a government or a group of people in power rescind a law or agreement, they officially withdraw it and state that it is no longer valid. [FORMAL] [V n] Trade Union leaders have demanded the …   English dictionary