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Noun: rescission  ri'si-zhun
  1. (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made
    "rescission may be brought about by decree or by mutual consent"
    - recission

Derived forms: rescissions

See also: rescind

Type of: cancellation

Encyclopedia: Rescission

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