rescission

  • 11rescission — noun Etymology: Late Latin rescission , rescissio, from Latin rescindere Date: 1651 an act of rescinding …

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  • 12rescission — /ri sizh euhn/, n. the act of rescinding. [1605 15; < LL rescission (s. of rescissio) a making void, rescinding, equiv. to resciss(us) (ptp. of rescindere to RESCIND, equiv. to re RE + scid , var. s. of scindere to cleave, tear in two + tus ptp.&#8230; …

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  • 13Rescission — The right of an individual involved in a contract to return to a state identical to that before they entered into the agreement, due to courts not recognizing the contract as legally binding. In many cases, rescission may be an option if there is …

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  • 14rescission — The termination of a contract through its abrogation or annulment by word or act of the parties or by a judgment or decree of the court. The termination of a contract by mutual consent of the parties or pursuant to a condition contained in the&#8230; …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 15rescission 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&#8230; …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 16rescission in pais — The setting aside of an instrument outside of court by the act of a party as distinguished from a rescission in equity McCall v Superior Court of Imperial County, I Cal 2d 527, 36 P2d 642, 95 ALR 1019 …

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  • 17rescission — noun a) An act of removing, taking away, or taking back. b) The undoing of a contract; repeal. Syn: rescindment See Also: rescind …

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  • 18rescission — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Reversing or annulling: recall, repeal, reversal, revocation. See CONTINUE, LAW …

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  • 19rescission — re scis·sion || rɪ sɪʒn n. cancellation, revocation, annulment, repeal …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 20rescission — [rɪ sɪʒ(ə)n] noun formal the rescinding of a law, order, or agreement. Origin C17: from late L. rescissio(n ), from resciss , rescindere (see rescind) …

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