rescindment

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re·scind

 (rĭ-sĭnd′)
tr.v. re·scind·ed, re·scind·ing, re·scinds
To make void; repeal or annul.

[Latin rescindere : re-, re- + scindere, to split; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]

re·scind′a·ble adj.
re·scind′er n.
re·scind′ment n.
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In a blog post, Peterson said : "I think they handled publicizing the rescindment in a manner that could hardly have been more narcissistic, self-congratulatory and devious".
Ramlawi said that the Ministry of Health, together with WHO and UNICEF, are working hard to make a case for the rescindment of this decision.
Presidential Decree Number 1 was simultaneously adopted with the rescindment of Decree Number 3.
'leaden age' of policy abrogation and rescindment, the return
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