What does Rescission mean?
The unmaking of a contract from the beginning, as if it never existed, typically due to a defect in its formation.
Due to the seller's misrepresentation of the property's condition, the buyer sought rescission of the sales contract.
Rescission in German, French, Spanish and Italian
GermanRücktritt
also Aufhebung
Rückgängigmachung eines Vertrages, oft wegen Täuschung oder Irrtums.
FrenchRescision
also Annulation
Annulation d'un contrat pour lésion ou vice de forme.
SpanishRescisión
Anulación de un contrato por causas legales que lo invalidan desde el inicio.
ItalianRescisione
Scioglimento del contratto per anomalie genetiche o squilibri economici.
Synonyms and opposites for Rescission
- Synonym Annulment
- Synonym Revocation
- Opposite Ratification
- Opposite Confirmation