Antonyms for rescindment


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ri-sind
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈsɪnd


Definition of rescindment

Origin :
  • 1630s, from French rescinder "cut off, cancel" (15c.), and directly from Latin rescindere "to cut off, tear off, abolish," from re- "back" (see re-) + scindere "to cut, split" (see shed (v.)). Related: Rescinded; rescinding.
  • As in recall : noun request for return
  • As in repeal : noun cancellation
  • As in revocation : noun annulment
  • As in nullification : noun abolition
  • As in voidance : noun abolition
  • As in abolition : noun formal act of putting an end to, annulling
  • As in annulment : noun voiding an agreement
Example sentences :
  • Mr. Labouchere moved, and Mr. Macdonald seconded, the rescindment of the resolution of the 22nd, which was lost on division.
  • Extract from : « The True Story of my Parliamentary Struggle » by Charles Bradlaugh

Synonyms for rescindment

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