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Reversion

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Noun

1. reversion

(law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)

2. reversion

(genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)

3. atavism, reversion, throwback

a reappearance of an earlier characteristic

4. reversal, reverse, reversion, turnabout, turnaround

turning in the opposite direction

5. regress, regression, retrogression, retroversion, reversion

returning to a former state

6. backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting

a failure to maintain a higher state

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Reversion

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noun
1. 
a return to or towards an earlier condition, practice, or belief; act of reverting
2. 
the act of reversing or the state of being reversed; reversal
3. biology
a. 
the return of individuals, organs, etc, to a more primitive condition or type
b. 
the reappearance of primitive characteristics in an individual or group
4. property law
a. 
an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor or his or her heirs at the end of a period, esp at the end of the life of a grantee
b. 
an estate so reverting
c. 
the right to succeed to such an estate
5. 
the benefit payable on the death of a life-insurance policyholder

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Reversion

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noun
1. 
a turning or being turned the opposite way; reversal
2. 
a reverting, or returning, as to a former state, custom, or belief
3.  Biology
a. 
a return to a former or primitive type; atavism
b. 
the return, or reappearance, of characteristics present in early ancestral generations but not in those that have intervened
c. 
an individual or organism with such characteristics
4.  Law
a. 
the right of succession, future possession, or enjoyment
b. 
the return of an estate to the grantor or the grantor's heirs by operation of law after the period of grant is over
c. 
an estate so returning

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Reversion

see synonyms of reversion
n.
1. A return to a former condition, belief, or interest.
2. A turning away or in the opposite direction; a reversal.
3. Genetics A return to the normal phenotype, usually by a second mutation.
4. Law
a. The return of an estate to the grantor or to the grantor's heirs or successor after the grant has expired.
b. The estate thus returned.
c. The right to succeed to such an estate.

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