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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Following the notification of its grant rescission, Elev8 said it was forced to cut its internal team in half, and reduce its programming by 30%.
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Mathew Schumer, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025
Jeanette Bailey, director of nutrition research at the IRC, says the rescue organization has received contract terminations from the U.S. government for more than a dozen nutrition programs, though some have subsequently received rescission letters.
—Marc Silver, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
The rescission package also cites numerous examples of funding from the State Department and USAID to be cut that are not in line with Trump’s agenda.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
Within 90 days of receiving the lists, the FTC Chairman, in consultation with the DOJ, agency heads, and the White House, will present the Office of Management and Budget a consolidated list of regulations that merit rescission or modification in light of their anticompetitive effects.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Mathew Schumer, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025
Jeanette Bailey, director of nutrition research at the IRC, says the rescue organization has received contract terminations from the U.S. government for more than a dozen nutrition programs, though some have subsequently received rescission letters.
—Marc Silver, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
The rescission package also cites numerous examples of funding from the State Department and USAID to be cut that are not in line with Trump’s agenda.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
Within 90 days of receiving the lists, the FTC Chairman, in consultation with the DOJ, agency heads, and the White House, will present the Office of Management and Budget a consolidated list of regulations that merit rescission or modification in light of their anticompetitive effects.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Rescission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rescission. Accessed 24 May. 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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