tr.v., -scind·ed, -scind·ing, -scinds.
To make void; repeal or annul.
[Latin rescindere : re-, re- + scindere, to split.]
rescindable re·scind'a·ble adj.rescinder re·scind'er n.
rescindment re·scind'ment n.
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