Found 2 items, similar to Reclamation.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: reclamation
reclamation
n 1: the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of
habitation or cultivation [syn:
renewal,
rehabilitation]
2: rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course;
“the
reclamation of delinquent children” [syn:
reformation]
3: the recovery of useful substances from waste products
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Reclamation
Reclamation
\Rec`la*ma"tion\ (r[e^]k`l[.a]*m[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.
[F. r['e]clamation, L. reclamatio. See
Reclaim.]
1. The act or process of reclaiming.
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2. Representation made in opposition; remonstrance.
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I would now, on the reclamation both of generosity
and of justice, try clemency. --Landor.
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