reversion

reversion
n
1. reversing, turning back, inversion; return, ebb, reflux; reaction, retroaction, repercussion, reverberation; recoil, reflex, rebound, boomerang, backlash, ricochet; retrospection.
2. regression, regress, retrogression; lapse, relapse, backslide, falling back, retrogradation, recidivism; degeneration, deterioration, decline, decay; throwback, atavism.
3. reversal, turnabout, about-face, volte-face, switch, Inf. flip-flop, Sl. switcheroo, Inf. a 180°, reconversion, revulsion; backtracking, back-pedaling, change of heart, second thought; retraction, withdrawal, denial, disavowal.
4. recurrence, reappearance, recrudescence; alternation, rotation, coming round; restoration, resumption, resurgence; revival, renascence, renewal.
5.All Law. escheat, succession, conveyance, transfer, transference, assignment.

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  • réversion — [ revɛrsjɔ̃ ] n. f. • revercioun 1304; lat. reversio, de revertere 1 ♦ Dr. Droit de retour. Pension de réversion. (Parfois prononcé [ rəvɛrsjɔ̃ ] par infl. de reverser.) 2 ♦ Biol. Changement dans l A. D. N. qui inverse une altération causée par… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • reversion — re·ver·sion /ri vər zhən/ n [Anglo French, from Middle French, from Latin reversio act of turning back, from revertere to turn back] 1: the returning of an estate upon its termination to the former owner or to his or her successor in interest 2 a …   Law dictionary

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  • reversion — re‧ver‧sion [rɪˈvɜːʆn ǁ rɪˈvɜːrʒn] noun [uncountable] LAW the return of property, for example at the end of a period of time when someone else has had the right to use it: • the reversion of Hong Kong to China * * * reversion UK US /rɪˈvɜːʃən/… …   Financial and business terms

  • reversion — 1 return, recurrence, recrudescence (see under RETURN vb) 2 Reversion, atavism, throwback are comparable when they mean return to an ancestral type or an instance of such return. The same distinctions in implications and connotations are evident… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Reversion — Re*ver sion (r[ e]*v[ e]r sh[u^]n), n. [F. r[ e]version, L. reversio a turning back. See {Revert}.] 1. The act of returning, or coming back; return. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] After his reversion home, [he] was spoiled, also, of all that he brought… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reversion — or estate in reversion /(asteyt in) ravarzhan/ A future interest under which a grantor retains a present right to a future interest in property that the grantor conveys to another; usually the residue of a life estate. The residue of an estate… …   Black's law dictionary

  • reversion — Reversion. s. f. v. Terme de pratique & de Jurisprudence, formé du verbe Revertir, qui n est point en usage. Retour, réünion d un fief mouvant au fief dominant, dont il avoit esté détaché. Les appanages se donnent à charge de reversion faute d… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • reversion — (n.) early 15c., from O.Fr. reversion, from L. reversionem (nom. reversio), noun of action from pp. stem of revertere (see REVERT (Cf. revert)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • reversión — sustantivo femenino 1. Uso/registro: elevado. Acción y resultado de revertir: La reversión de los inmuebles a los antiguos propietarios es un acto de justicia. Sinónimo: retorno …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • reversion — reversion. См. реверсная мутация. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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