English → Latin
“rescind” in Latin
rescindōto cut off, cut or break down or back, cut or tear open or loose; to annul, abolish, abrogate, cancel, revoke, repeal, rindūcōto lead, bring or conduct in or into somewhere; to bring forward, exhibit, represent; to bring into or before a courtpervertōto overthrow; to subvert or corruptaboleōto retard, check the growth of; to destroy, efface, terminate; to die, decayabrogōto abolish, abrogate, annul (all parts); recall; to take away, deprive (of)locātiōdisposition, arrangement; renting, leasing
The English word rescind itself goes back to Latin scindō, through rescindō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
rescind
rescindere (to cancel and make void; e.g., decrees, compacts, wills, etc.): inducere (to strike out a resolution, a decree of the Senate, a contract, locationem): pervertere (abolish by violence; laws, justice, etc.): abolere: abrogare [SYN. in ABOLISH]: derogare legi or aliquid de lege (of a partial abolition; but sometimes with accusative for abrogare; Ochsn., Cic., Eclog., p. 85): obrogare legi (to render it a dead letter, wholly or in part, by a subsequent enactment).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for rescind?
- The usual Latin words for “rescind” are rescindō, indūcō, pervertō; also aboleō, abrogō, locātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.