n. An act of removing, taking away, or taking back.
n. The undoing of a contract; repeal.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act of rescinding, abrogating, annulling, or vacating.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of rescinding or cutting off.
n. The act of abrogating, annulling, or vacating: as, the rescission of a law, decree, or judgment.
n. The avoiding of a voidable contract.
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n. (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made
Word Usage
"The $113 million rescission from the FY'09 Commercial Crew and Cargo budget, based on my review, would appear to still leave enough funds to cover milestone payments for both Orbital and SpaceX."