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Examples of recision in a Sentence
the national emergency forced the immediate recision of all military leave
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The judgment here, premised on a decision of a federal court of appeals, provides more than enough basis to justify the recision of DACA.
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Josh Blackman, National Review, 10 Jan. 2018
The House GOP is standing with Trump on drawing down the reserves for the Pell Grant program, calling for a $3.3 billion recision on top of the $1.3 billion cut outlined in the fiscal 2017 spending agreement.
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Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 19 July 2017
The House of Representatives passed the rule recision in February.
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Katy Murphy, The Mercury News, 3 May 2017
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Word History
Etymology
French, from Middle French, alteration of rescision, from Late Latin rescission-, rescissio rescission
First Known Use
1606, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near recision
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“Recision.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recision. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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