reversion
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9.2
- noun
- /rɪˈvɜrʒən/
- Formal
:
reversión
- In 1960, therefore, Ecuador's government declared the Protocol of Rio de Janeiro to be null and void and demanded a reversion to the status quo ante.
Examples
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Huge demonstrations in Hong Kong threatened the agreements for Hong Kong's reversion to China in 1997.
Academic text (1990) -
Long admits he has no solution to this problem of the "reversion of public property."
Blog text (10) -
Specifically, in the absence of tax considerations, mean reversion in property prices should speed up, not slow down, defaults.
Academic text (2016) -
In these cases, there is no reversion to the owner of the land—the Cuban state—of the house built on the premises by the superficiario.
Academic text (2016) -
In Beijing's agenda of unification, the successful reversion of Hong Kong and Macau is important as a prelude to the unification of Taiwan.
Academic text (1999) -
His lucrative post at Batiments, with reversion for his heirs, a near-sinecure through the governments of an old king, a regent, and a kinsman, may suddenly have seemed less secure.
Academic text (1996) -
Even though Hong Kong's reversion may be regarded as a success, the possible failure of a smooth transition in Macau would adversely affect Chinese expectations of realizing the unification of Taiwan.
Academic text (1999) -
The reversion of the property to the original owner will occur after the lease term ends.
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After the new owner passed away, the estate's reversion went back to the deceased's heirs.
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The lawyer explained the terms of the reversion in the estate plan, ensuring the property would revert back to the family.
Synonyms
The return of land or rights to a former owner
Antonyms
How Formal
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9.2
- Specialized
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6.9
- Formal
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1.0
- US
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reversion comes from re- 'back' and vert 'turn', so it means a 'turning back'. That's why in law a reversion is when property 'turns back' to the original owner or their heirs.