rescinder
One who revokes
A rescinder is a person or entity that rescinds—that cancels, revokes, or annuls something previously established.
The term appears mainly in legal contexts, referring to whoever formally withdraws from a contract or reverses an earlier decision: The rescinder must return any benefits received under the agreement.
Officially end a practice
- revokeOfficially cancel authorization
- abrogateFormally abolish or annul
- dismantleSeparate into parts
- annulDeclare legally void
countermand · withdraw · terminate · end · discontinue · scrap · abandon · cease
Make of no effect
- invalidateMake null or void
- voidWithout legal effect
- abrogateFormally abolish or annul
- vacateLeave a place empty
quash · vitiate · annul · cancel · negate · extinguish · obliterate · expunge
Reverse a prior action
- reverseTurn to opposite
- overturnReverse or invalidate
- backpedalReverse one's stance
- about-faceFull directional reversal
u-turn · flip-flop · rethink · reconsider · retreat · climb-down · vacillate · waver
abolish
Officially end a practice
annul · countermand · withdraw · terminate · end · discontinue · scrap · abandon · cease · eliminate
nullify
Make of no effect
- invalidateMake null or void
- voidWithout legal effect
- abrogateFormally abolish or annul
vacate · quash · vitiate · annul · cancel · negate · extinguish · obliterate · expunge · efface
undo
Reverse a prior action
about-face · u-turn · flip-flop · rethink · reconsider · retreat · climb-down · vacillate · waver · revert
recant
Formally withdraw a statement
renounce · repudiate · retract · unsay · disclaim · forswear · abnegate · apologize · backtrack · denial
rescind, rescinding, rescinded, rescinds, rescindable, rescindment