rescission

rescission
The termination of a contract through its abrogation or annulment by word or act of the parties or by a judgment or decree of the court. The termination of a contract by mutual consent of the parties or pursuant to a condition contained in the contract, or for fraud, failure of consideration, or a material breach or default. Maytag Co. v Alward, 253 Iowa 455, 112 NW2d 654, 96 ALR2d 162. The termination of the contract, and restoration of the contracting parties substantially to their status quo. Anno: 94 ALR 1240. Treating a contract as broken and desisting from further performance, where the other party to the contract has been guilty of a breach of it, is an abandonment of the contract, but it is not a "rescission" technically speaking. It is merely the acceptance of the situation which the wrongdoing of the other party has brought about. Anvil Mining Co v Humble, 153 US 540, 552, 39 L Ed 814, 818, 14 S Ct 876. As the word is applied to contracts, to "rescind" in some cases means to terminate the contract as to future transactions, while in others it means to annul the contract from the beginning. Hurst v Trow Printing & Bookbinding Co. 2 Misc 361, 366, 22 NYS 371. See cancellation.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • rescission — /rəˈsɪʒən/ (say ruh sizhuhn) noun the act of or procedure for rescinding: the rescission of a motion in parliament. {Late Latin rescissiōn , stem of rescissiō} …  

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