Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Rescind \Re*scind"\ (r?-s?nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rescinded};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Rescinding}.] [L. rescindere, rescissum;
   pref re- re- + scindere to cut, split: cf. F. rescinder. See
   {Shism}.]
   1. To cut off; to abrogate; to annul.

            The blessed Jesus . . . did sacramentally rescind
            the impure relics of Adam and the contraction of
            evil customs.                         --Jer. Taylor.

   2. Specifically, to vacate or make void, as an act, by the
      enacting authority or by superior authority; to repeal;
      as, to rescind a law, a resolution, or a vote; to rescind
      a decree or a judgment.

   Syn: To revoke; repeal; abrogate; annul; recall; reverse;
        vacate; void.

Source : WordNet®

rescind
     v : annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on
         smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
         [syn: {revoke}, {annul}, {lift}, {countermand}, {reverse},
          {repeal}, {overturn}, {vacate}]