Irma, Lincoln County, Wisconsin: Browse Thousands of Acres of Land for Sale in Irma, Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: rescind (Verb). To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect. The agency will rescind the policy because many people are dissatisfied with it. Origin: From the rescindo, from re- + scindo.
A misrepresentation in a contract can give a party the right to rescind the contract. A Rescission of a contract returns the parties to the positions they held before the contract was made. A party can rescind a contract for misrepresentation only if the statement was material, or critical, to the agreement.