rescind : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rescind	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for rescind
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rescind v cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" Synonym(s): revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rescind \Rescind"\ (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 & p. p. {Rescinded}; p. pr.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. The blessed Jesus . . . did sacramentally rescind* the impure relics of Adam and the contraction of evil customs. --Jer. Taylor. 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. Syn: To revoke; repeal; abrogate; annul; recall; reverse; vacate; void.