as in cancelation
the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to
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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Even in the simple car example, what if your brother-in-law has already filed his 2011 tax return before the rescission, perhaps even depreciating or writing off the car?
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Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
Many states, for example, have a right of rescission in timeshare sales, and a cooling-off period is built into many annuity purchases.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 2 Aug. 2023
The congressional deadline, the rescission of ratification by some states and other issues have been the focus of several lawsuits.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 13 July 2023
Shaul Cohen, who runs the University of Oregon’s prison education program, said the rescission of Pell didn’t have as stark an impact in Oregon as elsewhere, because the state’s programs were lean.
—oregonlive, 1 July 2023
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Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
Many states, for example, have a right of rescission in timeshare sales, and a cooling-off period is built into many annuity purchases.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 2 Aug. 2023
The congressional deadline, the rescission of ratification by some states and other issues have been the focus of several lawsuits.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 13 July 2023
Shaul Cohen, who runs the University of Oregon’s prison education program, said the rescission of Pell didn’t have as stark an impact in Oregon as elsewhere, because the state’s programs were lean.
—oregonlive, 1 July 2023
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