Rescind
[rɪ'sɪnd]
Definition
(v. t.) To cut off; to abrogate; to annul.
(v. t.) 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.
Editor: Natasha
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Annul, abrogate, abolish, revoke, recall, repeal, cancel, vacate, countermand, quash, make void, set aside, do away.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Revoke, repeal, annul, cancel, recal, reverse, abrogate
ANT:Perpetuate, enforce, maintain, re-enact
Checker: Melanie
Definition
v.t. to cut away or off: to annul: to repeal: to reverse.—adj. Rescind′able.—ns. Rescind′ment; Rescis′sion the act of rescinding: the act of annulling or repealing.—adj. Rescis′sory.—Rescissory actions (law) those actions whereby deeds are declared void.
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Examples
- Let me hope that you will rescind that resolution about the horse, Miss Brooke, said the persevering admirer. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- It required a particular act of parliament to rescind this bye-law. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- I rescinded my orders for the troops to go out to destroy the Weldon Railroad, and directed them to embark for Washington City. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- In the session of 1804 the Legislature rescinded its latest act in regard to the gin, and testified to its high opinion of Whitney. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The army being engaged until after dark, I rescinded the order for the march by our left flank that night. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
Editor: Rena