/ rɪˈsɪnd; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] ( formal ) to officially state that a law, contract, decision, etc. is no longer valid
SYN revoke
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Latin rescindere , from re- (expressing intensive force) + scindere to divide, split.
/ rɪˈsɪnd; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] ( formal ) to officially state that a law, contract, decision, etc. is no longer valid
SYN revoke
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Latin rescindere , from re- (expressing intensive force) + scindere to divide, split.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005