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- Dictionaryrescind/rɪˈsɪnd/
verb
- 1. revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement): "the government eventually rescinded the directive"
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1. : to take away : remove. 2. a. : take back, cancel. refused to rescind the order. b. : to abrogate (a contract) and restore the parties to the positions they would have occupied had there been no contract. 3. : to make void by action of the enacting authority or a superior authority : repeal. rescind an act. rescinder noun. rescindment.
RESCIND definition: 1. to make a law, agreement, order, or decision no longer have any (legal) power: 2. to make a…. Learn more.
RESCIND meaning: 1. to make a law, agreement, order, or decision no longer have any (legal) power: 2. to make a…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal. Synonyms: withdraw, retract, nullify. to invalidate (an act, measure, etc.) by a later action or a higher authority. Synonyms: veto, repeal, countermand.
If you get a call saying a company has decided to rescind your job offer, it's back to the classifieds for you. Rescind means "to cancel or revoke." Things that are rescinded: policies, court decisions, regulations, and official statements.
British English: rescind VERB / rɪˈsɪnd /. If a government or a group of people in power rescind a law or agreement, they officially withdraw it and state that it is no longer valid. The governor does not have the authority to rescind the ruling. American English: rescind / rɪˈsɪnd /.
1. to revoke, annul, or repeal. 2. to invalidate (an act, measure, etc.) by a later action or a higher authority. [1630–40; < Latin rescindere to cut away, revoke = re- re - + scindere to tear] re•scind′er, n. re•scind′ment, n.
