/ri sizh"euhn/ , n.
the act of rescinding.
[ 1605-15; rescission- (s. of rescissio ) a making void, rescinding, equiv. to resciss ( us ) (ptp. of rescindere to RESCIND, equiv. to re- RE- + scid-, var. s. of scindere to cleave, tear in two + -tus ptp. suffix, with dt > ss ) + -ion- -ION ]