abscind
v. C2 Proficiency ab·scind
v. to cut off or remove something completely. This is an old word that people rarely use today.
v. to cut off or remove something entirely. Archaic in modern usage; typically found in legal or historical contexts.
The old law allowed the king to abscind the rights of the nobles.
In the ancient legal text, the judge was instructed to abscind the title from the heir who had failed to pay the taxes.
The treaty provided for the abscind of all previous agreements, effectively wiping the slate clean and establishing a new framework for international cooperation.
From Latin abscindere (“cut off”), from ab (“from, away from”) + scindō (“cut, rend”).