recision

[Latin recisio, from recisus, pa. par. of recido to cut off: re -back, and cædo (in comp.- cido )=to cut.] The act of cutting off. re-çi-tal, s. [Eng. recit(e); -al.] I. Ordinary Language : 1. The act of reciting; the reciting or repetition of the words of a person or document; rehearsal, recitation. "The A than asian Creed has been honored with a public recital."-Water land: Works, iv. 231. 2. Enumeration. "And give us, in recitals of disease, A doctor's trouble." Cowper:Conversation, 313. 3. Narration; the giving an account or narrative of the particulars of an event or series of events. 4. A musical performance given by a single performer. "An organ recital, with two or three hymns, and an introductory and closing prayer, would meet a great pub lic want."-London Daily Telegraph. 5. That which is recited, rehearsed, or narrated; a story, a narrative. II. Law : That part of a deed which recites the deeds, arguments, and other matters of a fact, which may be nece ary to explain the reasons upon which it is founded.