Rescind vs. Revoke — What's the Difference?

To make void; repeal or annul.

In trick-taking card games, a revoke (or renege, or ) is a violation of the rules regarding the play of tricks serious enough to render the round invalid. A revoke is a violation ranked in seriousness somewhat below overt cheating, and is considered a minor offense when unintentional.

(transitive) To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect.

To invalidate or cause to no longer be in effect, as by voiding or canceling

(transitive) To cut away or off.

To fail to follow suit in cards when required and able to do so.

To cut off; to abrogate; to annul.

Failure to follow suit in a card game when required and able to do so.

Specifically, to vacate or make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or by superior authority; to repeal; as, to rescind a law, a resolution, or a vote; to rescind a decree or a judgment.

(transitive) To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing.

Annul by recalling or rescinding;

(intransitive) To fail to follow suit in a game of cards when holding a card in that suit.

(obsolete) To call or bring back.

(obsolete) To hold back.

(obsolete) To move (something) back or away.

(obsolete) To call back to mind.

The act of revoking in a game of cards.

A renege; a violation of important rules regarding the play of tricks in trick-taking card games serious enough to render the round invalid.

A violation ranked in seriousness somewhat below overt cheating, with the status of a more minor offense only because, when it happens, it is usually accidental.

To call or bring back; to recall.

Hence, to annul, by recalling or taking back; to repeal; to rescind; to cancel; to reverse, as anything granted by a special act; as, , to revoke a will, a license, a grant, a permission, a law, or the like.

To hold back; to repress; to restrain.

To draw back; to withdraw.

To call back to mind; to recollect.

To fail to follow suit when holding a card of the suit led, in violation of the rule of the game; to renege.

The act of revoking.

The mistake of not following suit when able to do so

Fail to follow suit when able and required to do so

Annul by recalling or rescinding;