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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RESCIND

From Latin rēscindere to cut off, from re- (intensive) + scindere to cut.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RESCIND

rescind  [rɪˈsɪnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RESCIND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rescind is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb rescind in English.

WHAT DOES RESCIND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rescission

In contract law, rescission has been defined as the unmaking of a contract between parties. Rescission is the unwinding of a transaction. This is done to bring the parties, as far as possible, back to the position in which they were before they entered into a contract.

Definition of rescind in the English dictionary

The definition of rescind in the dictionary is to annul or repeal.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RESCIND

PRESENT

Present
I rescind
you rescind
he/she/it rescinds
we rescind
you rescind
they rescind
Present continuous
I am rescinding
you are rescinding
he/she/it is rescinding
we are rescinding
you are rescinding
they are rescinding
Present perfect
I have rescinded
you have rescinded
he/she/it has rescinded
we have rescinded
you have rescinded
they have rescinded
Present perfect continuous
I have been rescinding
you have been rescinding
he/she/it has been rescinding
we have been rescinding
you have been rescinding
they have been rescinding
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I rescinded
you rescinded
he/she/it rescinded
we rescinded
you rescinded
they rescinded
Past continuous
I was rescinding
you were rescinding
he/she/it was rescinding
we were rescinding
you were rescinding
they were rescinding
Past perfect
I had rescinded
you had rescinded
he/she/it had rescinded
we had rescinded
you had rescinded
they had rescinded
Past perfect continuous
I had been rescinding
you had been rescinding
he/she/it had been rescinding
we had been rescinding
you had been rescinding
they had been rescinding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will rescind
you will rescind
he/she/it will rescind
we will rescind
you will rescind
they will rescind
Future continuous
I will be rescinding
you will be rescinding
he/she/it will be rescinding
we will be rescinding
you will be rescinding
they will be rescinding
Future perfect
I will have rescinded
you will have rescinded
he/she/it will have rescinded
we will have rescinded
you will have rescinded
they will have rescinded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been rescinding
you will have been rescinding
he/she/it will have been rescinding
we will have been rescinding
you will have been rescinding
they will have been rescinding
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would rescind
you would rescind
he/she/it would rescind
we would rescind
you would rescind
they would rescind
Conditional continuous
I would be rescinding
you would be rescinding
he/she/it would be rescinding
we would be rescinding
you would be rescinding
they would be rescinding
Conditional perfect
I would have rescind
you would have rescind
he/she/it would have rescind
we would have rescind
you would have rescind
they would have rescind
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been rescinding
you would have been rescinding
he/she/it would have been rescinding
we would have been rescinding
you would have been rescinding
they would have been rescinding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you rescind
we let´s rescind
you rescind
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to rescind
Past participle
rescinded
Present Participle
rescinding
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RESCIND


abscind
æbˈsɪnd
behind
bɪˈhaɪnd
blind
blaɪnd
combined
kəmˈbaɪnd
contained
kənˈteɪnd
determined
dɪˈtɜːmɪnd
exscind
ɛkˈsɪnd
find
faɪnd
Ind
ɪnd
kind
kaɪnd
lined
ˈlaɪnd
mind
maɪnd
one-of-a-kind
ˌwʌnəvəˈkaɪnd
pinned
pɪnd
prescind
prɪˈsɪnd
Sind
sɪnd
tinned
tɪnd
trained
treɪnd
undefined
ˌʌndɪˈfaɪnd
wind
wɪnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RESCIND

rescale
reschedule
rescheduling
reschool
rescindable
rescinder
rescindment
rescissible
rescission
rescissory
rescore
rescreen
rescript
rescription
rescuable
rescue
rescue attempt
rescue dog
rescue operations
rescue party

WORDS THAT END LIKE RESCIND

an axe to grind
bind
call to mind
grind
have in the wind
hind
humankind
in the teeth of the wind
in the wind
Lind
make up one´s mind
mankind
mastermind
nevermind
on one´s mind
peace of mind
rewind
state of mind
unwind
whirlwind

Synonyms and antonyms of rescind in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RESCIND»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «rescind» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of rescind

Translation of «rescind» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RESCIND

Find out the translation of rescind to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rescind from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rescind» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

废止
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

revocar
570 millions of speakers

English

rescind
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रद्द कर देना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إلغاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отменить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rescindir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাতিল করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

annuler
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Membatalkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aufheben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無効にする
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

폐지하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rescind
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hủy bỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரத்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रद्द करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

feshetmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

abrogare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

unieważnić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скасувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

anula
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανακαλέσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

herroep
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

häva
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oppheve
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rescind

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RESCIND»

The term «rescind» is regularly used and occupies the 64.336 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RESCIND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rescind» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rescind» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rescind

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RESCIND»

Discover the use of rescind in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rescind and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The question considered; whether parliament ought to rescind ...
PREFACE by the PUBLISHER. _OL.B0UT forty years ago the whole body of the Advocates of Scotland, a- bout 200 in number, with the exception of six only, came to a resolution to apply to Parliament, to rescind all the entails of their country.
sir John Dalrymple (bart.), 1805
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Directors & Officers Liability Insurance Deskbook
Therefore, an insurer with knowledge of grounds for rescission must rescind the policy within a reasonable time rather than acting whenever it suspects such grounds. The court denied summary judgment to the insured even though the insurer ...
‎2007
3
Professional Liability and Property Transactions
If any type of misrepresentation or misleading conduct has occurred, the representee may elect to rescind the contract. This means that the representee has a choice whether to rescind or affirm the contract following the misrepresentation.
Sharon Christensen, W. D. Duncan, Tamara Walsh, 2004
4
Remedies in Australian Private Law
They would not have been able to claim damages for deceit and attempt to rescind the transaction simultaneously, as the former affirms the transaction, while rescission disaffirms the transaction. These are mutually exclusive remedies. As the ...
Katy Barnett, Sirko Harder, 2014
5
Personal Insolvency Law in Practice
9-001 Every court having jurisdiction in bankruptcy under the Act may review, rescind or vary any order made by it under its bankruptcy jurisdiction (s. 375(1)). The court has the power to rescind a bankruptcy order under this section. The court ...
Steven A. Frieze, 2004
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Practical Real Estate Law
Who Has the Right to Rescind? Any natural person with an ownership interest in a dwelling who uses it as a principal residence has the right to rescind if that ownership is or may be encumbered in connection with the real estate loan ...
Daniel F. Hinkel, 2010
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
These procedures govern any proceeding: to rescind a State's primary enforcement responsibility for pesticide use violations conducted under section 27(b) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodentlclde Act, as amended ( FIFRA), ...
‎2006
8
Business Law: For Business and Marketing Students
At common law, the victim of such a misrepresentation is entitled to rescind the contract (but see Loss of right to rescind below) and to claim damages (Hedley Byrne & Co. Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd (1964)). The right to damages is also ...
R. G. Lawson, Douglas Smith, 1997
9
Business Law
At common law, the victim of such a misrepresentation is entitled to rescind the contract (but see Loss of right to rescind below) and to claim damages (Hedley Byrne & Co. Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd (1964)). The right to damages is also ...
Douglas Smith, Richard D Lawson, A.A Painter, 2012
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The Law Reports: Court of Exchequer
Again, if the meaning were that the vendor might rescind, whether the objection arose upon the abstract or not, it follows that the clause as to the waiver of objections, by not taking them within the time limited, also applies. But can anyone ...
‎1873

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RESCIND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rescind is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Michigan Democrats ask GOP to rescind invite to Donald Trump
The Michigan Democratic Party is calling on Republicans to rescind its invitation to Trump to speak at an event in Birch Run. Page Brousseau is the vice ... «WXYZ, Jul 15»
2
Charlotte may rescind benefits for unmarried same-sex partners
The city of Charlotte may rescind benefits for same-sex unmarried partners, now that gay marriage has been legal in North Carolina for nine months and is ... «Charlotte Observer, Jul 15»
3
Spaniard's Bay votes to rescind 2014 motion
Only one councillor — Tony Dominix — voted against the motion to rescind. The rest voted in favour of the move. It should be noted that Dominix made the ... «Newfoundland and Labrador Compass, Jun 15»
4
New Jersey Senate votes to rescind cap on superintendent pay
New Jersey Senate votes to rescind cap on superintendent pay. May 19, 2015, 11:41 AM Last updated: Tuesday, May 19, 2015, 11:41 AM. Associated Press. «NorthJersey.com, May 15»
5
Jefferson County school leaders rescind vote on superintendent's …
The school board rescinded a plan designed to cut 160 employees. ... The board members' vote to rescind Dr. Pouncey's plan puts nearly 200 educators in ... «Alabama's News Leader, May 15»
6
U of A's Association of Academic Staff asks Notley to rescind board …
The University of Alberta's Association of Academic Staff has sent a letter to Premier-designate Rachel Notley asking her to immediately rescind Doug Goss's ... «Edmonton Journal, May 15»
7
Ocean Springs rescinds film ordinance
The Ocean Springs Board of Aldermen has voted unanimously to rescind the 11-page film ordinance they passed last month, which the mayor vetoed last week, ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, May 15»
8
Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustees rescind TMT support
HONOLULU —The Office of Hawaiian Affairs voted 6-1 Thursday to rescind its 2009 support for construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope near the summit of ... «KITV Honolulu, Apr 15»
9
YouGov poll: Plurality wants next president to rescind Obama's …
Seems like good news at first blush, but c'mon. Realistically, how high would these numbers need to be for a Republican president to feel politically safe-ish in ... «Hot Air, Apr 15»
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Gas pipeline opponents press McAuliffe to rescind support
They delivered more than 5,000 signatures to the governor Tuesday demanding that he rescind his support of the $5 billion project. McAuliffe supports the ... «WDBJ7, Apr 15»

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