reversal
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4.2
- noun
- /rɪˈvɜrsəl/
- Formal
:
revocación
- Uruguay, in contrast, has witnessed the reversal of government-led state reform campaigns in the legislature and in referendums.
- policy reversal
- partial reversal
- total reversal
If I have to predict, I say Trump gets no jail time and gets a reversal on appeal.
- If I have to predict, I say Trump gets no jail time and gets a reversal on appeal.
- And that, famously, is known among DC insiders as the Reagan reversal.
Examples
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For statewide offices, the result was a resounding reversal for Republicans.
Academic text (2011) -
Only several days later, President Obama announced his reversal of George W. Bush's stem cell policy.
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If I have to predict, I say Trump gets no jail time and gets a reversal on appeal.
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Their actions led to the reversal of the privatization process.
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- We appeal it to the State Supreme Court for a reversal and get the original verdict reinstated.
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Many of the judges knew Judge Cain personally, so his reversal by the Supreme Court resonated with them.
Academic text (2017) -
In a startling turn of events, Sam Lombardo has been dismissed... following a reversal of testimony by one of his alleged victims.
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In a surprise reversal, the Nixon Justice Department today approved the acquisition of Airwest airlines by Howard Hughes' Tool Co.
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And what can only be characterized as a complete policy reversal... the President has surely alienated his corporate donors... by adopting a pro-environment stance.
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The Supreme Court issued a reversal of the lower court's decision, allowing the original ruling to stand.
Synonyms
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5.5
An official ending of a law or rule
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5.2
A sudden change to the opposite decision or policy
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6.7
A sudden change in opinion or policy that reverses an earlier decision
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6.0
A complete change to the opposite view or decision
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7.3
An official decision to cancel something given or allowed before
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A decision to take back a previous choice or opinion
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4.2
An action that reverses the effect of a previous action
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5.5
Changing a previous promise, decision, or opinion
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A sudden public change of a decision or promise
An act by a higher court that overturns a lower court decision
Antonyms
How Reversed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reversal comes from Latin parts re- 'back' and vert 'to turn', like in the word reverse. A helpful way to remember the legal sense is that a reversal 'turns back' an earlier decision, almost like pressing 'undo' on a previous ruling.