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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White House budget director Russ Vought said more rescission packages and other efforts to cut spending could follow if the current effort succeeds.
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Arkansas Online, 4 June 2025
White House Budget Director Russ Vought said additional rescission packages and spending cuts could follow if the current effort is successful.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
The rescission process allows Congress to cancel funds that the federal government has not yet spent but has previously appropriated.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 June 2025
Tacked onto the order was a rescission of the previous administration’s decree limiting energy production in Nevada and New Mexico.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 4 June 2025
White House Budget Director Russ Vought said additional rescission packages and spending cuts could follow if the current effort is successful.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
The rescission process allows Congress to cancel funds that the federal government has not yet spent but has previously appropriated.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 June 2025
Tacked onto the order was a rescission of the previous administration’s decree limiting energy production in Nevada and New Mexico.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Rescission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rescission. Accessed 7 Jun. 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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