rescission

noun

re·​scis·​sion ri-ˈsi-zhən 

: an act of rescinding

rescission of a contract

Synonyms of rescission

• cancellation
• repeal
• abandonment
• revocation

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Loan funding time is dependent on full application and documentation submission; average funding time is 11 business days for 2025, including rescission. — John Csiszar, CNBC, 14 July 2026

That is a Tier-1 priority for me in Congress, including a rescissions bill to reclaim all excess ICE funding provided in 2025. — Elijah Manley, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026

In the aftermath of the rescission, NCDOT said the project would be removed from the state’s transportation improvement prioritization list and Charlotte would lose the $700 million state commitment. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026

Burgum’s ruling, which is being appealed by American Prairie and several other conservation groups, follows the BLM’s official rescission of the Public Land Rule in May. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French rescision, borrowed from Latin rescissiōn- rescissiō, from *rescid-, variant stem of rescindere "to remove or lay bare by hewing and cutting, cancel, rescind" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rescission

• abscission
• collision
• decision
• derision
• division
• elision
• envision
• excision
• incision
• misprision
• precision
• prevision

Kids Definition

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

rescissory

ri-ˈsi-zə-rē, -ˈsi-sə- 

adjective