rescindment

[Eng. rescind; -ment.] The act of rescinding; the state of being rescinded; resci ion. rě-sçis-sión ( as zh), *re-sci-sion, s . [Fr. rescision, from Lat. resci ionem , acc us. of resci io , from res ci us , pa. par. of rescindo = to rescind (q. v.); Sp. rescision ; Ital. resci ione .] *1. The act of rescinding or cutting off. "If any infer resci ion of their estate to have been for idolatry, that the governments of all idolatrous nations should be also di olved, it follow eth not." - Bacon : Of an Holy War. 2. The act of rescinding, revoking, annulling, or abrogating; revocation, abrogation. "The law permits not resci ion of the bargain."- Bp . Taylor : Rule of Conscience , bk. iv., ch. i., rule 6. rě-sçis-sõr-ý, a . [Lat. res cis sori us , from rescis sus , pa. par. of rescindo to rescind (q. v.); French rescisoire; Sp. rescisorio ; Ital. resci orio .] Having the power of rescinding, revoking, or annulling; revoking, abrogating. "The better and shorter way would be to pa a general resci ory act, annulling all the parliaments that had been since the year 1633."- Burnet : Own Time (an, 1661). *res-cous, s . [O. Fr. rescou e , rescuse; Norm. Fr.rescous rescued.] Rescue; spec if., the setting at liberty, contrary to law, of a person arrested by proce of law. "And in the rescous of this Palamon The stronge king Licurge is borne adoun." Chaucer: C. Т. , 2,576. re-scribe', v. t. [Latin rescribo, from re- =back, and scribo to write.] 1. To write back. "Whenever a prince on his being consulted rescribes or writes back toleramus , he dispenses with that act otherwise unlawful."- Ayliffe : Pareryon. 2. To write over again; to rewrite. *re-scrib'-end-a-rỹ, subst . [Low Lat., from re scribo.] [RESCRIBE.] An officer in the court of Rome, who set a value on indulgences. (Good rich & Porter.) re-script, subst . [O. Fr. (Fr. rescrit ) , from Lat. rescriptum, neut. sing. of rescript us , pa. par. of rescribo to rescribe (q. v.); Sp. & Port.rescripto; Ital. res crit to .] 1. The answer or decision of an emperor or pope when a question of jurisprudence was officially and formally put to them; hence, an edict, a decree. "The rescript from Rome excited new subscriptions and made the testimonial a succe ."-London Daily Tele graph . 2. A counterpart. ing back; the answering of a letter. "You cannot oblige me more than to be punctual in rescript i on." -Love day: Letters , p. 31. re-scrip'-tive, adj. [Eng. rescript; -ive.] Pertaining to or having the character of a rescript; decisive. rě-scrip-tive-ly, adv. [Eng. rescriptive; -ly.] In a rescriptive manner; by rescript.