re·scind /rɪˈsɪnd/
(vt.)廢止,使無效,取消,撤消,解除
Re·scind v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rescinded; p. pr. & vb. n. Rescinding.]
1. To cut off; to abrogate; to annul.
The blessed Jesus . . . did sacramentally rescind the impure relics of Adam and the contraction of evil customs. --Jer. Taylor.
2. Specifically, to vacate or make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or by superior authority; to repeal; as, to rescind a law, a resolution, or a vote; to rescind a decree or a judgment.
Syn: -- To revoke; repeal; abrogate; annul; recall; reverse; vacate; void.
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rescind
v : annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on
smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
[syn: revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse,
repeal, overturn, vacate]