verb
Other Word Forms
- rescindable adjective
- rescinder noun
- rescindment noun
Etymology
Origin of rescind
First recorded in 1630–40; from Latin rescindere “to tear off again, cut away,” equivalent to re- re- + scindere “to tear, divide, destroy”
Example Sentences
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In 2020, Block Communications unilaterally declared an impasse in negotiations and rescinded the existing contract, forcing employees to switch to a far more expensive health plan.
From MarketWatch
Lief, who received a pink slip in February — it later was rescinded — said “it would be impossible not to worry about” the possibility of layoffs.
From Los Angeles Times
The force rescinded the community resolution in February and apologised to Theo the following month, in a letter seen by the BBC.
From BBC
With WEP now rescinded, would applying now for the Austrian retirement benefit help my lifetime quarters by filling in the zeros tied to my time working abroad?
From MarketWatch
Mostert's red was later rescinded by a disciplinary panel and downgraded to a yellow.
From BBC
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