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

Those rescissions are on hold while the states’ lawsuit plays out. — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2026

Included in these rescissions were $602 million in public health grants. — Joseph Choi, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026

The impact of the rescission of future funding allocated for public media have already been felt. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026

Patel then demanded rescission of his purchase of Galloway Dental, the suit said. — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 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