recission (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *recission*:
NOUN	act	recission, rescission	(law) the act of rescinding

recission > pronunciation
Sounds	rahsih'shahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *recission*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	(law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made.
Example	"recission may be brought about by decree or by mutual consent"
Synonym	rescission
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Broader	cancellation	The act of cancelling
Spanish	rescisión
Catalan	rescissió
Verbs	rescind	cancel officially

HyperDic: recission