resiliation

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noun

The act of cancelling, annulling or drawing back from (a contract).

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounresiliation (plural resiliations)

plural resiliations

  1. CanadalawThe act of cancelling, annulling or drawing back from (a contract).

Origin

  1. Frenchrésiliation
  2. Englishresiliation

From French résiliation, or resiliate + -ion.

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APA

resiliation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resiliation

MLA

“resiliation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resiliation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resiliation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resiliation.

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