/ri sizh"euhn/ , n.
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
[ 1605-15; recision- (s. of recisio ) a pruning, reduction, equiv. to recis ( us ), ptp. of recidere to cut back ( re- RE- + -cid ( ere ), comb. form of caedere to cut + -tus ptp. suffix, with dt > s ) + -ion- -ION ]