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. [1913 Webster] 2. Representation made in opposition; remonstrance. [1913 Webster] I would now, on the reclamation both of generosity and of justice, try clemency. --Landor. [1913 Webster]