Base Word:
re·scind
verb
revoke, cancel, or repeal.
Example: The rescidication of that law is ridiculous.
Am I making up a word here? Or is a real word despite spell checker and google? I suppose "rescinding" could be used, but that's present tense.
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Please, laws are rescinded, not admissions to colleges. Yes, you are off the track, in the weeds.....rescinding is not present tense only. It is also a noun.– LambieApr 2, 2016 at 23:13
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@armflare you can use 'rescind' only if Yale offered you a place, which you accepted, and then withdrew their offer. It is not equivalent to Yale rejecting your application.– Julie CarterApr 2, 2016 at 23:25
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But no past-tense use? Only something like "rescinded" or "rescinding"?– amflareApr 2, 2016 at 23:26
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1Julie is right. :) I have never heard of a college doing that. I have heard of an offer being rescinded.– LambieApr 2, 2016 at 23:27
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1It might create homophone problems with resyndication, as in "The resyndication of that guy's lousy editorial columns is ridiculous."– Sven YargsApr 2, 2016 at 23:48
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1 Answer
You are looking for the noun of rescind, which can be rescission or rescindment.
rescission - the revocation, cancellation, or repeal of a law, order, or agreement. (Google)
rescindment - the doing away with something by formal action (MW)
