rescindir

Rescindir is a Portuguese verb meaning to rescind, cancel, or terminate a legal act such as a contract, agreement, or decision. It can refer to unilateral termination or cancellation by mutual consent; the resulting effect is typically the nullification of the binding terms and restoration to the pre-contractual position, or to compensation if required by the terms or law. In civil law contexts, rescission often occurs when a party breaches a contract or when a contractual condition is not met; it can also refer to cancellation of legislation or administrative acts, though more formal terms like revogar or anular may be used in some contexts.

Etymology: From Latin rescindere, from re- (again/back) + scindere (to cut). The modern Portuguese verb preserves the original sense of cutting away the binding effect of an agreement.

Conjugation note: Rescindir is a regular -ir verb. Present indicative (with você forms): eu rescindo, você rescinde, nós rescindimos, vocês rescindem. Pretérito perfeito: eu rescindi, você rescindiu, nós rescindimos, vocês rescindiram. Subjunctive present: que eu rescinda, que você rescinda, que nós rescindamos, que vocês rescindam.

Usage: Common collocations include rescindir um contrato, rescindir cláusulas, rescindir uma sentença. Distinguish from revogar (to revoke a law) or anular (to annul a document) depending on jurisdiction and nuance. See also rescisão, rescisório, rescisível, contrato.