rescind
1 of 1verb/rɪˈsɪnd/
Forms:rescinding,rescinded,rescinded
1
to officially cancel a law, decision, agreement, etc.
- The board is currently rescinding the previous decision due to new evidence.
- The city council rescinded the zoning law last year in response to public protests.
- The committee will be rescinding the outdated guidelines during their meeting next week.
- While the negotiations were ongoing, the parties were discussing whether to rescind the initial agreement.
- The company has rescinded the controversial policy after receiving significant backlash from employees.