Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of rescinding; rescission.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The act of rescinding; rescission.

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  • noun The act of rescinding.

Etymologies

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rescind +‎ -ment

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Examples

  • As Pat Nevin pointed out during the last rescindment of a Terry captaincy, club football is qualitatively different from international football, and in the latter there should be plenty of leaders on the pitch.

    Cowell can find man to captain England – if Anfield cat lacks X Factor | Marina Hyde 2012

  • I guess my first question is, are there any costs tied to the recent rescindment of those blocks?

    unknown title 2011

  • The case was invoked to the Supreme Court by Joseph Burstyn following the rescindment of the license of the short film The Miracle.

    The Daily Docket 2010

  • The coalition also objected to President Obama's rescindment of the Mexico City Policy, his funding for the United Nations Population Fund, and his administration's proposal to rescind conscience protection rules for medical professionals

    Spero News 2009

  • The prosperity of our nation does not depend on executive orders; however, our moral standing in the world and possibly the health of our environment does depend on the rescindment of executive orders from the previous "regime."

    the parish 2009

  • Despite being outlawed in Germany by the Anti-Socialist Laws of 1878, the Social Democratic Party of Germany masterfully used the limited, universal, male suffrage available to exercise the electoral strength necessary to compel rescindment of the Anti-Socialist laws in 1890.

    Kitten on the Keyboard 2008

  • Social Democratic Party of Germany masterfully used the limited, universal, male suffrage available to exercise the electoral strength necessary to compel rescindment of the Anti-Socialist laws in 1890.

    WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2008

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