Rescind
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Abbott (1879)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
To cancel; to terminate. See 2 Mise. Rep. 361, 22 N. Y. Supp. 371.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
To abrogate, annul, avoid or cancel a contract; particularly,'nullifying a contract by the act of a party. See Powell v. Linde Co., 29 Misc. Rep. 419, 60 N. Y. Supp. 1044; Hurst v. Trow Printing Co.., 2 Misc. Rep. 361, 22 N. Y. Supp. 371.
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
To abrogate, annul, avoid, or cancel a contract; spoken particularly of nullifying a contract by the act of a party. Rescission: the act or step of abrogating or declaring null a contract, particularly when by one of the parties. Thus one speaks of a buyer's right to rescind a contract of sale, because the thing delivered proved worthless. Rescissory action. A term of Scotch law, meaning an action to have a contract rescinded.