NOUN | act | recission, rescission | (law) the act of rescinding |
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Sounds | rahsih'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
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. | |
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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 |
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