rescind

  • 11rescind — transitive verb Etymology: Latin rescindere to annul, from re + scindere to cut more at shed Date: 1579 1. to take away ; remove 2. a. take back, cancel < refused to rescind the order > b. to abrogate (a …

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  • 12rescind — verb /rɪˈsɪnd/ To repeal, annul, or declare void. The agency will rescind the policy because many people are dissatisfied with it. See Also: rescindable, rescinder, rescindment, rescission …

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  • 13rescind — verb Rescind is used with these nouns as the object: ↑contract, ↑order …

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  • 14rescind — verb the court can rescind a bankruptcy order Syn: revoke, repeal, cancel, reverse, overturn, overrule, annul, nullify, void, invalidate, quash, abolish; Law vacate; formal abrogate Ant: enforce …

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  • 15rescind — /rɪ sɪnd/ verb to annul or to cancel something ● to rescind a contract or an agreement …

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  • 16rescind an attorney's license to practice — index disbar Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 17Rescind or amend something previously adopted — The motion to rescind, repeal, or annul is used in parliamentary procedure to cancel or countermand a previous action or order. Explanation and Use Rescind, repeal, or annul (RONR) Class Motion that brings a question again before the assembly In&#8230; …

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  • 18Rescind and expunge from the minutes — The motion to rescind and expunge from the minutes is used to express the strongest disapproval about action previously taken by a deliberative assembly. Explanation and UseRoberts Rules of Order Revised (RONR)This motion requires a vote of a&#8230; …

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  • 19rescind — rescindable, adj. rescinder, n. rescindment, n. /ri sind /, v.t. 1. to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal. 2. to invalidate (an act, measure, etc.) by a later action or a higher authority. [1630 40; < L rescindere to tear off again, cut away, equiv …

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  • 20rescind — Synonyms and related words: 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,&#8230; …

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