resiliated

Resiliated is the past participle of the rarely used English verb resiliate. It refers to the termination or rescission of a contract, agreement, or legal relationship. The term appears mainly in legal or historical texts and is seldom used in contemporary general English. In some legal traditions the corresponding noun is resiliation, and the French term résiliation is common in translations of European civil-law sources.

Resiliation denotes the act of ending a contractual relationship. The effect is the termination of obligations and rights under the contract, though the consequences—such as restitution or release—depend on the governing law and contract terms. Termination by resiliation can result from mutual agreement, breach, or other grounds specified in the contract or applicable law.

Resiliation is closely related to rescission and termination. Rescission more often implies restoring the parties to their pre-contract positions, whereas resiliation emphasizes ending the contractual relationship itself; however, jurisdictional usage varies and the terms can overlap.

Examples of usage include: The parties resiliated the lease under clause 9. In legal or translation contexts, resiliation is used to convey the idea of a contract’s end found in European sources. Overall, resiliated remains a specialized term best avoided in everyday prose in favor of more common alternatives such as rescind, terminate, or cancel.