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rescind (verb) revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement) : the government eventually rescinded the directive. I'd be inclined to avoid rescind when repeal would work well (Mitt Romney pledged to repeal Obamacare, not rescind it), but rescind can be a good word to use when repeal or annul seem to be the wrong word. Unfortunately, I ...
2. 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) Not exactly what I was after, but thanks for the alternate words.
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Context: At a Town council meeting, one policy was rescinded, and a new policy was presented. One councillor requested that a record be kept of the old policy for reference so the new policy could be better understood. Like a breadcrumb trail, so people who read the new policy could know where it came from and how it evolved.
1. This is something that changes with the context of the situation. If you're looking for synonyms for "point," then I'd suggest the following: Idea (s) Suggestion (s) Solution (s) Argument (s) These are all acceptable ways to say "what the person has thought of and shared with you." Share.
The standard spelling is supersede rather than supercede. The word is derived from the Latin verb supersedere but has been influenced by the presence of other words in English spelled with a c, such as intercede and accede. The c spelling is recorded as early as the 16th century; although still generally regarded as incorrect, it is now entered ...
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Abolish is likely the best choice here, because, as you say, the law of gravity was never passed by parliamentary vote. Both rescind, revoke, and repeal are used to describe getting rid of a law, but they all imply that the law is actually written into the books, which the law of gravity isn’t. Abolish is broader and can be used for any kind ...
14. They are both suitable, but the difference between them is that hereinafter (sometimes written as two words, herein after) usually pertains just to writing within a document, While henceforth is more general, and just means from now on. For what it's worth, I've only ever seen hereinafter in legal documents (my rent contract, most recently).