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  • 11rescission — re·scis·sion /ri si zhən/ n: the act, process, or fact of rescinding esp. a contract; specif: the equitable judicial remedy of rescinding a contract in a suit brought by one of the parties compare reformation re·scis·so·ry /ri si zə rē, si sə /… …

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  • 12Missouri Executive Order 44 — Lilburn Boggs, who issued Missouri Executive Order 44, the so called Extermination Order . Missouri Executive Order 44, also known as the Mormon Extermination Order [1] (alt. exterminating order)[2] …

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  • 13LYSIAS° — (d. 162 B.C.E.), Syrian general during the Hasmonean War. When in the spring of 165 B.C.E. Antiochus IV went on an expedition to the east he appointed Lysias ruler of the western sector of the Seleucid empire, from the Euphrates to the border of… …

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  • 14Mistake — Mis*take (m[i^]s*t[=a]k ), n. 1. An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct. [1913 Webster] Infallibility is an absolute security of the understanding from all… …

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  • 15No mistake — Mistake Mis*take (m[i^]s*t[=a]k ), n. 1. An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct. [1913 Webster] Infallibility is an absolute security of the understanding… …

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  • 16Rescind — 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 & p. p. {Rescinded}; p. pr.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… …

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  • 17Rescinded — 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 & p. p. {Rescinded}; p. pr.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… …

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  • 18Rescindment — Re*scind ment ( ment), n. The act of rescinding; rescission. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 19Rescission — Re*scis sion (r? s?zh ?n), n. [L. rescissio: cf. F. rescission. See {Rescind}.] The act of rescinding, abrogating, annulling, or vacating; as, the rescission of a law, decree, or judgment. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 20Rescissory — Re*scis so*ry (r? s?z ? r? or r? s?s ), a. [L. rescissorius: cf. F. rescisoire.] Tending to rescind; rescinding. [1913 Webster] To pass a general act rescissory (as it was called), annulling all the Parliaments that had been held since the year… …

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