| rescission | (noun) (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made | Synonyms: recission |
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| rescript | (noun) something that has been written again | Synonyms: revision, rewrite |
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| (noun) the act of rewriting something | Synonyms: revisal, revise, revision |
| (noun) a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality | - |
| (noun) a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) | Synonyms: decree, edict, fiat, order |
| rescue | (noun) recovery or preservation from loss or danger | Synonyms: deliverance, delivery, saving |
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| rescuer | (noun) someone who saves something from danger or violence | Synonyms: recoverer, saver |
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| (noun) a person who rescues you from harm or danger | Synonyms: deliverer, savior, saviour |