Examples of rescission in a Sentence
the judge ruled that the town's rescission of the contract was justified due the contractor's repeated failures to meet its obligations
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Trump had sent a package of budget rescissions to Capitol Hill, with the cuts also including billions of dollars in foreign aid.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Some Democrats say Trump’s pocket rescission, a legally untested maneuver under the Impoundment Control Act that allows presidents in certain cases to withdraw funds without lawmakers’ approval, underscores the need to bolster their resistance to the administration.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
The annual funding bill is the most appropriate way to ensure that any rescissions reflect the views of Congress.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
According to a statement from the Kentucky Distillers' Association, the rescission of tariffs also applies to bourbon.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Aug. 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Some Democrats say Trump’s pocket rescission, a legally untested maneuver under the Impoundment Control Act that allows presidents in certain cases to withdraw funds without lawmakers’ approval, underscores the need to bolster their resistance to the administration.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
The annual funding bill is the most appropriate way to ensure that any rescissions reflect the views of Congress.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
According to a statement from the Kentucky Distillers' Association, the rescission of tariffs also applies to bourbon.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Rescission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rescission. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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rescission
noun
re·scis·sion
ri-ˈsizh-ən 
: an act of rescinding
Legal Definition
rescission
noun
re·scis·sion
ri-ˈsi-zhən
: the act, process, or fact of rescinding especially a contract
specifically
: the equitable judicial remedy of rescinding a contract in a suit brought by one of the parties compare reformation
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