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rescind

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Main Entry:
re·scind 
          Listen to the pronunciation of rescind
Pronunciation:
\ri-ˈsind\
Function:
transitive verb
Etymology:
Latin rescindere to annul, from re- + scindere to cut — more at shed
Date:
1579
1: to take away : remove2 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 contract3: to make void (as an act) by action of the enacting authority or a superior authority : repeal
re·scind·er noun
re·scind·ment 
          Listen to the pronunciation of rescindment \-ˈsin(d)-mənt\ noun


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