Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Interest reipublicae res judicatas non rescindi.

It is in the interest of the state that judgments already given not be rescinded.

rescind

ub. 1. To abrogate or cancel (a contract) unilaterally or by agreement. 2. To make void; to repeal or annul <rescind the legislation>. - rescindable, adj.

right to rescind

English law. The remedy accorded to a party to a contract when the other party breaches a duty that arises independently of the contract. ( The right to rescind is contrasted with a right of termination, which arises when the other party breaches a duty that arises under the contract. - Also termed right of rescission.