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reversal

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re·ver·sal

[ri-vur-suhl]
noun
1.
an act or instance of reversing.
2.
the state of being reversed.
3.
an adverse change of fortune; reverse.
4.
Law. the setting aside of a decision of a lower court by a higher court.

Origin:
1480–90; reverse + -al2

pre·re·ver·sal, noun
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Reversal is always a great word to know.
So is ad damnum. Does it mean:
a person who brings suit in a court against a defendant
a formal and specific claim by a plaintiff for damages
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  • It is not something that cannot be handled by a reversal of deforestation.
  • In its own way, it made a common avian reversal by coming down to the ground to become one of the island's dominant predators.
  • It's a breathtaking reversal after decades of disaffection and doubt.
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reversal (rɪˈvɜːsəl)
 
n
1.  the act or an instance of reversing
2.  a change for the worse; reverse: a reversal of fortune
3.  the state of being reversed
4.  the annulment of a judicial decision, esp by an appeal court on grounds of error or irregularity

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Medical Dictionary

reversal re·ver·sal (rĭ-vûr'səl)
n.

  1. A change to an opposite condition, direction, or position.

  2. A condition in which an individual has difficulty distinguishing the lowercase printed or written characters of particular letters: p from q; g or b from d; or s from z.

  3. The change of an emotion into its opposite, as from love into hate.

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