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Rescind
Pronunciation : Re*scind" (r-snd")
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. rescindere, rescissum; pref re- re- + scindere to cut, split: cf. F. rescinder. See Shism.]
Definition : 1. To cut off; to abrogate; to annul. The blessed Jesus . . . did sacramentally rescind the impure relics of Adam and the contraction of evil customs. Jer. Taylor.
2. Specifically, to vacate or make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or by superior authority; to repeal; as, to rescind a law, a resolution, or a vote; to rescind a decree or a judgment.
Syn. -- To revoke; repeal; abrogate; annul; recall; reverse; vacate; void.
t. [imp. & p. p. Rescinded; p. pr. & vb. n. Rescinding.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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