action of rescission

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• action — ac·tion n [Latin actio legal proceeding, from agere to do, carry out, initiate legal proceedings] 1 a: a judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense …   Law dictionary

• rescission — (n.) 1650s, from L.L. rescissionem, noun of action from rescindere (see RESCIND (Cf. rescind)) …   Etymology dictionary

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• rescission of contract — To abrogate, annul, avoid, or cancel a contract; particularly, nullifying a contract by the act of a party. The right of rescission is the right to cancel (rescind) a contract upon the occurrence of certain kinds of default by the other… …   Black's law dictionary

• equitable rescission — Relief by way of rescission had in a court of equity without restoration by the plaintiff, prior to the commencement of the action, of that which he received from the defendant under the contract which he seeks to have rescinded. Morgan Munitions …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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• Bell v. Lever Brothers Ltd. — Bell v Lever Brothers Ltd. [Case citation| [1931] ALL E.R. Rep. 1, [1932] A.C. 161] is a leading House of Lords decision on common mistake in contract law. Background During March 1929 the N. Company, which dealt in trade in the western African… …   Wikipedia

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• Misrepresentation in English law — is an area of English contract law, which allows a person to escape a contractual obligation or claim compensation for losses. If one person can show that she entered an agreement because of another person s false assurances, then the other… …   Wikipedia

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