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Recision

Recision \Re*ci"sion\ (r[-e]*s[i^]zh"[u^]n), n. [L. recisio, fr. recidere, recisum, to cut off; pref. re- re- + caedere to cut.] The act of cutting off.
--Sherwood.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
recision

"act of cutting off," 1610s, from Middle French recision, alteration of rescision (from Late Latin rescissionem "annulment;" see rescission), influenced in form by Late Latin recisionem (nominative recisio) "a cutting back," noun of action from past participle stem of recidere "to cut back" (see recidivist).

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recision

n. The act of cutting off.

Usage examples of "recision".

This would be his arrow of recision, the one thing that could rescind his obligation to avenge a murdered relative.

If anyone tells you that the arrow of recision is just a trick to reduce bloodshed .

Checked out the rumors that there might be some recision on our subcontinent wheat-rust grant.

You may recall a particularly puzzling bit of mean-spiritedness in the Republican recision bill: the decision to cut the Supplemental Security Income that goes to poor children with crippling conditions such as spina bifida.