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  • 1rescind — re·scind /ri sind/ vb [Latin rescindere to cut loose, annul, from re away, back + scindere to cut, split] vt 1: to take back and make void rescind ed its suspension of his license 2: to abrogate (a contract or transaction) by mutual agreement,… …

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  • 2rescind — ► VERB ▪ revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement). DERIVATIVES rescindable adjective. ORIGIN Latin rescindere, from scindere to divide, split …

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  • 3rescind — To cancel a contract because of misrepresentation, fraud, or illegal procedure. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * rescind re‧scind [rɪˈsɪnd] verb [transitive] LAW to officially end a law, agreement, or decision made earlier: • The company has… …

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  • 4rescind — [[t]rɪsɪ̱nd[/t]] rescinds, rescinding, rescinded VERB If a government or a group of people in power rescind a law or agreement, they officially withdraw it and state that it is no longer valid. [FORMAL] [V n] Trade Union leaders have demanded the …

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  • 5rescind — UK [rɪˈsɪnd] / US verb [transitive] Word forms rescind : present tense I/you/we/they rescind he/she/it rescinds present participle rescinding past tense rescinded past participle rescinded formal to state officially that something such as a law… …

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  • 6rescind — /rɪ sɪnd/ verb to annul or to cancel something ● to rescind a contract or an agreement …

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  • 7rescind — re|scind [rıˈsınd] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: rescindere, from scindere to cut ] to officially end a law, or change a decision or agreement …

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  • 8rescind — re|scind [ rı sınd ] verb transitive FORMAL to state officially that something such as a law or agreement has ended and no longer has legal authority …

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  • 9rescind — [rɪ sɪnd] verb revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement). Derivatives rescindable adjective Origin C16: from L. rescindere, from re (expressing intensive force) + scindere to divide, split …

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  • 10rescind — verb (T) to officially end a law, decision, or agreement that has been made in the past …

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