"rescission" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: rescissions [plural]
Etymology: 1651, Late Latin rescissio, from Latin rescindō (“I cut back”), from re- (“back”) + scindō (“I cut”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|LL.|rescissio}} Late Latin rescissio, {{uder|en|la|rescindō||I cut back}} Latin rescindō (“I cut back”), {{m|la|re-||back}} re- (“back”), {{m|la|scindō||I cut}} scindō (“I cut”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} rescission (countable and uncountable, plural rescissions)
  1. An act of rescinding: removing, taking away, or taking back. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rescission-en-noun-IHCgugqT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 88 12
  2. (law) The undoing of a contract; repeal. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-rescission-en-noun-nzl3QExL Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rescindment, rescinsion Related terms: rescind

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