Examples of rescission in a Sentence
the judge ruled that the town's rescission of the contract was justified due the contractor's repeated failures to meet its obligations
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The rescissions package strips all federal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which distributes taxpayer dollars to radio and TV stations across the country.
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
In total, the rescissions package cuts $9.4 billion in funding.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 12 June 2025
Instead, the cuts must be codified through either the normal appropriations process or through the passage of a separate rescissions bill.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2025
Democrats are all expected to vote against the White House request — known as a rescissions package — to claw back north of $9 billion in funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 12 June 2025
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
In total, the rescissions package cuts $9.4 billion in funding.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 12 June 2025
Instead, the cuts must be codified through either the normal appropriations process or through the passage of a separate rescissions bill.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2025
Democrats are all expected to vote against the White House request — known as a rescissions package — to claw back north of $9 billion in funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 12 June 2025
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“Rescission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rescission. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
rescission
noun
re·scis·sion
ri-ˈsizh-ən 
: an act of rescinding
Legal Definition
rescission
noun
re·scis·sion
ri-ˈsi-zhən
: the act, process, or fact of rescinding especially a contract
specifically
: the equitable judicial remedy of rescinding a contract in a suit brought by one of the parties compare reformation
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