rescission
Legal voiding act
Rescission is the act of rescinding—canceling, revoking, or annulling something, typically a contract, law, or official decision.
The term appears most often in legal contexts: The buyer sought rescission of the contract after discovering the fraud.
Rescission restores parties to their positions before the agreement existed, as if it never happened.
Formal cancellation of validity
- invalidationAct of nullifying
- voidingNullifying or emptying
- abrogationAbolition of a law
- cancellationVoiding of plans
revocation · quashing · vacating · setting aside · countermanding · disaffirmance · avoidance · undoing
Annul a statute
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- abrogationAbolition of a law
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- reversalComplete change of direction
annulment · abolition · countermand · override · nullification · sunset · amendment · supersession
Breaking of agreement
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
- privityLegal relationship between parties
- disaffirmLegally reject or void
repudiation · default · non-performance · restoration · election · waiver · ratification · estoppel
Restoring what was lost
- restorationReturning something to condition
- status quo antePrevious existing condition
- damagesCompensation for injury
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
Intentional criminal trickery
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- duressCoercion through threats
- undue influenceImproper pressure overriding autonomy
- mistakeWrong action or decision
incapacity · illegality · unconscionability · material breach · impossibility · frustration · non-disclosure · coercion
nullification
Formal cancellation of validity
- invalidationAct of nullifying
- voidingNullifying or emptying
- abrogationAbolition of a law
cancellation · revocation · quashing · vacating · setting aside · countermanding · disaffirmance · avoidance · undoing · reversal
repeal
Annul a statute
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- abrogationAbolition of a law
- withdrawalAct of taking away
reversal · annulment · abolition · countermand · override · nullification · sunset · amendment · supersession
breach
Breaking of agreement
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
- privityLegal relationship between parties
disaffirm · repudiation · default · non-performance · restoration · election · waiver · ratification · estoppel · reliance
restitution
Restoring what was lost
- restorationReturning something to condition
- status quo antePrevious existing condition
- damagesCompensation for injury
injunction · tender · unwinding · court order · disgorgement
fraud
Intentional criminal trickery
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- duressCoercion through threats
- undue influenceImproper pressure overriding autonomy
mistake · incapacity · illegality · unconscionability · material breach · impossibility · frustration · non-disclosure · coercion · menace
- cancellationsflight cancellation, trip cancellation, contract cancellation, calling off, annulment
- undoundo, undo button, backtrack, revert, reverse
- contractsbinding contracts, contract length, lease, clause, contract terms
- cancellation wordscancellation, revoking, voiding, annulment, repeal
- Contract disputesbreach, nonpayment, fraud, misrepresentation, termination
- contract endingstermination, termination notice, termination date, termination fee, termination letter
rescissionratification
Formal approval by authority
execution · validation · formation · confirmation · consummation
rescissioninitiation
Formal admission ceremony
commencement · beginning · inception · undertaking · continuation
rescissionenforcement
Compelling compliance with rules
enactment · implementation · promulgation · adoption · passage