Rescind – Cancel Something; Declare a decision as null and void

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It comes from Latin Rescindere meaning to cut back. Rescindere = Re + Scindere (to cut).

Pronounced as Ri + Sind (I instead E in Send) [emphasized] {Listen to it here}

Situational Uses:

• “Membership to the club may be rescinded, if you are found flouting rules.”
• Judge asks state to rescind sentence (..A newspaper article)

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