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rescission

[ri-sizh-uhn] / rɪˈsɪʒ ən /


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“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

Mercifully, the Supreme Court may be cognizant of both the incomprehensibility of immigration paperwork and the weighty consequences of denaturalization and green card rescission.

From Slate • Sep. 15, 2025

A treatise on the rescission of contracts and cancellation of written instruments.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1956 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office