Definitions

1. noun

A formal and official cancellation or withdrawal of a decision, agreement, or other matter.

“The court’s recission of the contract left both parties in a difficult financial situation.”

2. noun

A formal and official annulment or cancellation of a marriage or a decree.

“The couple decided to seek a recission of their marriage due to false pretenses.”

3. noun

A formal and official revocation of a document or a decree.

“The government’s recission of the emergency decree allowed citizens to resume their normal activities.”