rescission

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Additionally, failure of consideration — where one party does not carry out their promised obligations in a way that significantly harms the other party — can justify rescission, the law firm adds.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

“Because it is the unmaking of an agreement, rescission is an extreme remedy and should only be granted by a court of equity when it is ‘clearly warranted,’” the court wrote in the unsigned opinion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

At the current spot price of $5,300 per metric ton, the minister added, the country "stands to raise additional revenue of US$60 million... each year resulting from Trump's tariff rescission".

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

Even McConnell voted to approve the $9-billion rescission request.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

But everyone recognised his mistake, and how could a church be nationalised better than by the rescission of the decree?

From The Untilled Field by Moore, George (George Augustus)