First Known Use: 1579
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rescind
verb re·scind \ri-ˈsind\
: to end (a law, contract, agreement, etc.) officially : to say officially that (something) is no longer valid
Full Definition of RESCIND
transitive verb
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: to take away : remove
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— re·scind·er noun
— re·scind·ment \-ˈsin(d)-mənt\ noun
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Examples of RESCIND
- But Maria convinced Leverich that she had the authority to rescind the executor's decision to appoint him as biographer. —John Lahr, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 1994
- The Navy barred its personnel from his church, but he challenged the decree in federal court as a constitutional violation of freedom of religion. Eventually, the Navy rescinded its ban. —Randall Samborn, National Law Journal, 14 Jan. 1991
- The enemies these efforts made for him concocted charges of disloyalty, and following a hearing before the Atomic Energy Commission in 1954, Oppenheimer's security clearance was rescinded. —Kai Bird et al., Smithsonian, Aug. 2005
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Origin of RESCIND
Latin rescindere to annul, from re- + scindere to cut — more at shed
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