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Rescissory, -ie, adj. Also: -sciscor-, -scissior-, -cissor- and -ye, -ey. [17th c. Eng. recissorie (1605), late L. recissōri-, f. reciss-, p.p. stem of rescindere Re(s)cind v.] Rescissory. a. Of a legislative measure, or part of one.specif. Applied to the act of 1661, in which the acts of all the parliaments from 1633 were rescinded. 1639 Acts V 601/1.
The act rescissorie of the actis … in favouris of Episcopacie ?c1675 J. Gordon Hist. III 70.
An acte rescissiorye, or repealinge, wherby all former actes of Parliament in favours of bishopps behoved to be abrogated 1661 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. I 28.
In complyance with that act rescissory … wee … declared … our firme resolution to interpose our royall authority [etc.] Ib. 31. 1661 Wodrow Hist. (1828) I 112. 1671 McWard True Nonconf. 378.
The first part of the abovementioned rescissory clause 1678 Lauder Notices Affairs I 207.
Rescissorie c1680 W. Row Blair 381.
Though this rescissory act was carried by the plurality 1696 Annandale Corr. 128.
Ane act rescissory of that noble act past last session against fraudulent conveyances(b) 1657 Balfour Ann. II 375.
Sexte acte, recissorey; so called in respecte it rescindes all former actes of parliament, wich [etc.]

b. absol. as noun. = Rescissioune n. 1649 Acts VI ii 359/2.
Thir presentis shall never be vnderstood to … fall vnder any generall revocatioun or act of resciscorie maid or to be maid

c. Of a legal action. ‘Rescissory actions are those actions whereby deeds, &c., are declared void’ (Bell). 1681 Stair Inst. iv xviii § 1.
There remains yet rescissory actions whereby the rights of defenders are rescinded