rescission(名词):(尤指法律语境)撤销、废止(合同、协议或某项决定),使其回到未成立/未发生的状态;常伴随返还(restitution),即双方尽量恢复到交易前的原状。也可泛指对某项决定的撤回或取消(较少见)。
/rɪˈsɪʒən/
The buyer asked for rescission of the contract.
买方请求撤销该合同。
Because the seller concealed key defects, the court ordered rescission and required both sides to return what they had received.
由于卖方隐瞒关键缺陷,法院判令撤销合同,并要求双方返还各自已取得的利益。
源自拉丁语 rescindre / rescindere,本义是“切回去、割开”,引申为“使某事失效、撤销”。进入法律英语后,逐渐固定为“撤销合同/使其回到未成立状态”的术语。