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rescission

[ri-sizh-uhn] / rɪˈsɪʒ ən /


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The D.A.’s office pushed for a rescission hearing, which was granted in August.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

“This rescission ends the policy prohibiting such criticism by settling defendants.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Similarly, a mistake can justify rescission when both parties are wrong about an essential fact, the law firm says.

From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026

By foreclosing rescission and large damages, the high court substantially narrowed the foundation for any significant plaintiffs’ fee award in future cases, lowering litigation risk at the margins.

From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026

A treatise on the rescission of contracts and cancellation of written instruments.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1956 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

“The appropriations bills, reconciliation, rescissions, all the different tools we are using. . . . It’s the end of futility,” Mr. Vought says in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

From then on, presidents had to request rescissions from Congress—essentially asking permission to withhold funds after they had been included in an appropriations bill.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2025

“Instead of this attempt to undermine the law, the appropriate way is to identify ways to reduce excessive spending through the bipartisan, annual appropriations process. Congress approves rescissions regularly as part of this process.”

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2025

Similarly, the significant health and climate benefits sacrificed with these rescissions disproportionately harm people with compromised health and communities with high exposure to pollution or weather impacts.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2025

However, substantial further rescissions can and should be made when the war liquidation program tapers off and budgetary requirements for national defense are clarified.

From State of the Union Address by Harry S. Truman


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