Examples of rescission in a Sentence
the judge ruled that the town's rescission of the contract was justified due the contractor's repeated failures to meet its obligations
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Democrats are facing pressure to fight Trump, Republicans are cutting spending with the rescissions package, and somehow Congress always finds a way to screw up the regular spending bill process.
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 July 2025
This delayed a vote on a bill to codify cuts identified by the Department of Government Efficiency, known as a rescissions package, that cut billions in funding to public broadcasting and foreign aid.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2025
But this differs from a rescissions request, which can pass with only 51 votes.
—The Editors, The Atlantic, 19 July 2025
The public media funding was part of a $9 billion package of rescissions that also included elimination of foreign aid programs.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 July 2025
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 July 2025
This delayed a vote on a bill to codify cuts identified by the Department of Government Efficiency, known as a rescissions package, that cut billions in funding to public broadcasting and foreign aid.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2025
But this differs from a rescissions request, which can pass with only 51 votes.
—The Editors, The Atlantic, 19 July 2025
The public media funding was part of a $9 billion package of rescissions that also included elimination of foreign aid programs.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for rescission
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“Rescission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rescission. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
rescission
noun
re·scis·sion
ri-ˈsizh-ən 
: an act of rescinding
Legal Definition
rescission
noun
re·scis·sion
ri-ˈsi-zhən
: the act, process, or fact of rescinding especially a contract
specifically
: the equitable judicial remedy of rescinding a contract in a suit brought by one of the parties compare reformation
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