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Rescind
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To cut off; to abrogate; to annul. The blessed Jesus . . . did sacramentally rescind the impure relics of Adam and the contraction of evil customs. Jer. Taylor.
2. Specifically, to vacate or make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or by superior authority; to repeal; as, to rescind a law, a resolution, or a vote; to rescind a decree or a judgment.
Synonyms: revoke; repeal; abrogate; annul; recall; reverse; vacate; void.