recision

[ ri-sizh-uhn ]

noun

1. an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.

recision

/ rɪˈsɪʒən /

noun

1. the act of cancelling or rescinding; annulment

   the recision of a treaty

Other Words From

• nonre·cision noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of recision¹

1605–15; < Latin recīsiōn- (stem of recīsiō ) a pruning, reduction, equivalent to recīs ( us ), past participle of recīdere to cut back ( re- re- + -cīd ( ere ), combining form of caedere to cut + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > s ) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of recision¹

C17: from Latin recīsiō , from recīdere to cut back

Related Words

• cancellation
• withdrawal