rehabilitation
/ (ˌriːəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃən) /
the act or process of rehabilitating
med
the treatment of physical disabilities by massage, electrotherapy, or exercises
(as modifier): rehabilitation centre
Words Nearby rehabilitation
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How to use rehabilitation in a sentence
The steps that participants will support include enhanced education, testing, and monitoring, the elimination of unsafe lead recycling and smelting activities, and the cleanup and rehabilitation of toxic sites.
Lead poisoning affects 1 in 3 kids worldwide—but it’s not too late to act | jakemeth | October 23, 2020 | FortuneWhen emergencies subside, WFP experts develop programs for relief and rehabilitation and provide developmental aid.
Nobel Peace Prize Spotlights The Links Between Hunger And Conflict | LGBTQ-Editor | October 10, 2020 | No Straight NewsHe spent 28 days in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program in Washington state, he later told police.
Her Stepfather Admitted to Sexually Abusing Her. That Wasn’t Enough to Keep Her Safe. | by Nadia Sussman | September 18, 2020 | ProPublicaDibo is a graduate of Youngstown’s “drug court,” where nonviolent criminal offenders are able to avoid jail time by completing judicially supervised substance-abuse rehabilitation.
That makes the need for America to invest more in the mental health and rehabilitation of veterans not just a moral or ethical obligation, but an economic one too … especially at a time when calls to defund the police are also growing.
A comprehensive rehabilitation approach takes into account all these factors.
Understanding Tracy Morgan’s Traumatic Brain Injury | Jean Kim | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs other prisoners took advantage of the rehabilitation programs offered, Lane and Opperud secretly planned an escape.
“I designed my own rehabilitation program—calisthenics, running and other exercises,” Bucca was quoted saying.
The Flying New York Fireman Who Shined on 9/11 | Michael Daly | September 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe took time to recover and rebuild his strength down South, and also underwent rigorous rehabilitation up in Boston.
This summer Dick Cheney, his wife Lynne and daughter Liz have embarked upon a sustained campaign of reputation rehabilitation.
Three Dicks: Cheney, Nixon, Richard III and the Art of Reputation Rehab | Clive Irving | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPeukert, too, the life of their circle, is chiefly concerned with his personal rehabilitation.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanShe heard of the rehabilitation of Belgium, and portable hospitals, and millions of dollars, and Red Cross trains.
The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts RinehartHe is a sort of celestial Absalom—vicious, tyrannical, rebellious; but secure of ultimate pardon and rehabilitation.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramHe could no longer indulge in learned ease, and trust for his rehabilitation to spontaneous respect and sympathy.
Sir Walter Ralegh | William StebbingThe veracity of this document was never assailed, even by those who during the rehabilitation trial pointed out its irregularity.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2) | Anatole France
Cultural definitions for rehabilitation
In politics, the restoration to favor of a political leader whose views or actions were formerly considered unacceptable. (Compare nonperson.)
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