Meaning & use
rescission
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The formal cancellation or revocation of a contract, law, or agreement.
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The buyer demanded rescission of the contract after discovering the hidden damage.
Congress voted for the rescission of the outdated trade agreement.
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A formal legal term; unlike ordinary 'cancellation,' it implies undoing something as though it never took legal effect.
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