cancellation vs rescission

cancellation and rescission both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cancellation	Yes	No	No	No
rescission	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, rescission is a hyponym of cancellation; that is, rescission is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cancellation:

cancellation: the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
rescission: (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made

Other hyponyms of cancellation include abrogation, annulment, repeal, write-off, attainder, civil death, recission.

cancellation (noun)	rescission (noun)
the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement	(law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made
the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void

cancellation vs rescission

cancellation and rescission both are nouns.

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