rescind
/rɪˈsɪnd
/verb [with object]
Revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement): the government eventually rescinded the directive...
- Many a time a State refuses to honour a tribunal award or it rescinds its agreement.
- In addition to the changes you mention, a free labor market would require rescinding any laws that prohibit an employer from firing any worker at any time for any reason.
- Regional leaders responded by rescinding his order, and getting him fired from his job.
Synonyms
revoke, repeal, cancel, reverse, abrogate, overturn, overrule, override, annul, nullify, declare null and void, make void, void, invalidate, render invalid, quash, abolish, set aside, countermand, retract, withdraw;
Law vacate, avoid
archaic recall
rare disannul
Derivatives
rescindable
- Last season Dennis was told that he couldn't appeal against his red card because cards for violent conduct are not rescindable.
- A new procedure, the rescindable terminal contract, was introduced that could be nullified when the faculty member received grant support.
- Because details of a transfer are implemented between a rescindable capability and a goods description, rights to goods of any type can be transferred.
Origin
Mid 16th century: from Latin rescindere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + scindere 'to divide, split'.
Rhymes
- country
- country air
- country and western
- country bishop
- country blues
- country bookie
- country-born
- country box
- country bumpkin
- country captain
- country club
- Country Code
- country cousin
- country dance
- country dancer
- country dancing
- country disease
- country distemper
- country dog
- country estate
- country fair
- country fellow
- countryfied
- countryfolk
- country food