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   rescind

   /rɪˈsɪnd/

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   • 1. revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement): "the government eventually rescinded the directive"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin rescindere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + scindere ‘to divide, split’.

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   • 1. rescindable adjective

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   What does rescind mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! RESCIND definition: 1. to make a law, agreement, order, or decision no longer have any (legal) power: 2. to make a…. Learn more.

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   What are some examples of rescinding?

   • Things that are rescinded: policies, court decisions, regulations, and official statements. What all these examples have in common is that they are on the record. Also, rescind usually refers to promises instead of tangible objects. You can't rescind a shirt a friend has borrowed from you, but you can rescind your offer to loan her your jeans.

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   What does rescinding a school mean?

   • This is, by definition, the commitment of a single person who created it and who has the authority unilaterally to rescind it. From 1660 the county gentry returned, and their newly won influence was rescinded. Would the emperor's second decree rescinding the schools reach everywhere right away?

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   What does it mean to rescind a contract?

   • To rescind a contract is to cancel it, returning the parties to their original positions as if the contract had never existed. Both parties can rescind a contract by mutual agreement. A unilateral cancellation of a contract is considered a "breach" and could result in a lawsuit by the non-cancelling party. See also: rescission.

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   Is 'rescind' a past tense word?

   • Yes, you are off the track, in the weeds......'Rescind' is not only a present tense verb, but also a noun. @armflare You can use 'rescind' only if Yale offered you a place, which you accepted, and then withdrew their offer. It is not equivalent to Yale rejecting your application. But no past-tense use? Only something like 'rescinded' or 'rescinding'?

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   What is the difference between rescind and prescind?

   • Exscind means "to cut off" or "to excise," and prescind means "to withdraw one's attention," but of the three borrowings, only rescind established itself as a common English term. Today, rescind is most often heard in contexts having to do with someone rescinding a contract or an offer, or with a legislative body rescinding a law.

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   1. : to take away : remove. 2. a. : take back, cancel. refused to rescind the order. b. : to abrogate (a contract) and restore the parties to the positions they would have occupied had there been no contract. 3. : to make void by action of the enacting authority or a superior authority : repeal. rescind an act. rescindernoun. rescindment.

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   verb (used with object) to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal. Synonyms: withdraw, retract, nullify. to invalidate (an act, measure, etc.) by a later action or a higher authority. Synonyms: veto, repeal, countermand.

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   If you get a call saying a company has decided to rescind your job offer, it's back to the classifieds for you. Rescind means "to cancel or revoke." Things that are rescinded: policies, court decisions, regulations, and official statements.

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   Define rescind. rescind synonyms, rescind pronunciation, rescind translation, English dictionary definition of rescind. countermand, repeal, veto; nullify, retract: rescind an agreement Not to be confused with: resend – send again; send back: resend a letter Abused, Confused,...

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