recision

(ri siz̸h′ən)

noun

a rescinding or annulling

Origin: L recisio < recidere, to cut back: see re- + -cide

See recision in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act of rescinding; annulment or cancellation.

Origin:

Origin: Obsolete French

Origin: , from Old French, annulment of a judgment

Origin: , from Latin recīsiō, recīsiōn-

Origin: , from recīsus

Origin: , past participle of recīdere, to cut back

Origin: : re-, re-

Origin: + caedere, to cut; see kaə-id- in Indo-European roots

link/cite print suggestion box

More from YD