rescission

rescission

noun

Definition of RESCISSION

the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to <the judge ruled that the town's rescission of the contract was justified due the contractor's repeated failures to meet its obligations>

Synonyms abandonment, abortion, calling, calling off, dropping, recall, recision, repeal, rescission, revocation

Related Words annulment, invalidation, neutralization, nullification, voidance; abolishment, abolition, ending, halting, stopping, termination; giving up, relinquishment, surrender; reversal, rollback

Near Antonyms beginning, commencement, initiation; engagement, undertaking

Antonyms continuation