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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Only a handful of Republicans voted against the rescissions package, while even some past strident supporters of public media, like Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) voted to end the funding.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2025
The announcement follows a largely party-line vote last month that approved the cuts to public broadcasting as part of a $9 billion rescissions package requested by the White House that also included cuts to foreign aid.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
But looming over the process is the possibility of another rescissions package from the administration.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 31 July 2025
And there are more reports of a potential rescissions package that would target the Department of Education.
—Sara Schapiro, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2025
The announcement follows a largely party-line vote last month that approved the cuts to public broadcasting as part of a $9 billion rescissions package requested by the White House that also included cuts to foreign aid.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
But looming over the process is the possibility of another rescissions package from the administration.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 31 July 2025
And there are more reports of a potential rescissions package that would target the Department of Education.
—Sara Schapiro, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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“Rescission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rescission. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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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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