Examples of rescission in a Sentence
the judge ruled that the town's rescission of the contract was justified due the contractor's repeated failures to meet its obligations
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The rescission power fell into disuse under Bill Clinton.
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The Editors, National Review, 10 Mar. 2025
Collins is now chair of the Senate appropriations committee, which plays a key role in the rescission process.
—Stef W. Kight, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
Regulations that fall into those categories, as well as four others, are to be put on OIRA’s list for rescission or modification.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
In the case of rescissions, Congress must then pass legislation cutting the funding.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 10 Mar. 2025
Collins is now chair of the Senate appropriations committee, which plays a key role in the rescission process.
—Stef W. Kight, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
Regulations that fall into those categories, as well as four others, are to be put on OIRA’s list for rescission or modification.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
In the case of rescissions, Congress must then pass legislation cutting the funding.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rescission
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“Rescission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rescission. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
rescission
noun
re·scis·sion
ri-ˈsizh-ən 
: an act of rescinding
Legal Definition
rescission
noun
re·scis·sion
ri-ˈsi-zhən
: the act, process, or fact of rescinding especially a contract
specifically
: the equitable judicial remedy of rescinding a contract in a suit brought by one of the parties compare reformation
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