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rescission

re·scis·sion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-sizh-uh n]
    • /rɪˈsɪʒ ən/
    • /rɪˈsɪʒ.ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-sizh-uh n]
    • /rɪˈsɪʒ ən/

Definitions of rescission word

  • noun rescission the act of rescinding. 1
  • noun rescission act of annulling 1
  • noun rescission the act of rescinding 0
  • noun rescission the right to have a contract set aside if it has been entered into mistakenly, as a result of misrepresentation, undue influence, etc 0
  • noun rescission Rescission is the termination of an insurance contract by the insurer because facts have been concealed or misrepresented by the proposer. 0

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Origin of rescission

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Late Latin rescissiōn- (stem of rescissiō) a making void, rescinding, equivalent to resciss(us) (past participle of rescindere to rescind, equivalent to re- re- + scid-, variant stem of scindere to cleave, tear in two + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > ss) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Rescission

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rescission popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for rescission

noun rescission

  • abolition — The abolition of something such as a system or practice is its formal ending.
  • abrogation — the act or an instance of abrogating, or repealing: abrogation of the treaty's responsibility.
  • annulment — The annulment of a contract or marriage is an official declaration that it is invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
  • disavowal — a disowning; repudiation; denial.
  • backpedaling — to retard the forward motion by pressing backward on the pedal, especially of a bicycle with coaster brakes.

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