rescind

3 definitions found

rescind - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Rescind \Re*scind"\ (r?-s?nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rescinded;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Rescinding.] [L. rescindere, rescissum;
     pref re- re- + scindere to cut, split: cf. F. rescinder. See
     Shism.]
     1. To cut off; to abrogate; to annul.
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              The blessed Jesus . . . did sacramentally rescind
              the impure relics of Adam and the contraction of
              evil customs.                         --Jer. Taylor.
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     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.
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     Syn: To revoke; repeal; abrogate; annul; recall; reverse;
          vacate; void.
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rescind - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  rescind
      v 1: cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift
           an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: revoke,
           annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal,
           overturn, rescind, vacate]

rescind - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  49 Moby Thesaurus words for "rescind":
     abbreviate, abolish, abridge, abrogate, annul, blot out,
     blue-pencil, bowdlerize, cancel, censor, countermand, counterorder,
     cross out, cut, delete, disannul, dismantle, do away with, edit,
     edit out, erase, expunge, expurgate, invalidate, kill, lift,
     make void, nullify, omit, override, overrule, recall, recant,
     renege, repeal, retract, reverse, revoke, rub out, set aside,
     strike, strike off, strike out, suspend, vacate, void, waive,
     withdraw, write off