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re·ha·bil·i·tate /ˌrē-ə-'bi-lə-ˌtāt, ˌrē-hə-/ vt -tat·ed, -tat·ing
1: to restore to a former capacity; specif: to restore credibility to (a witness or testimony)
the State simply brought out all of the prior statements to qualify or explain the inconsistency and to rehabilitate the witness —
People v. Page, 550 N.E.2d 248 (1990)
compare impeach
◇ A witness whose trial testimony is inconsistent with his or her pretrial usu. sworn statements is considered impeached. Such a witness may be rehabilitated usu. on redirect examination. There are various state and federal evidentiary rules governing what evidence (as character evidence) is admissible to rehabilitate a witness.
2 a: to restore to a former state (as of good repair or solvency)
if the debtor wishes to liquidate rather than reorganize or rehabilitate the farming operation — J. H. Williamson
b: to restore (as a convicted criminal defendant) to a useful and constructive place in society through therapy, job training, and other counseling
re·ha·bil·i·ta·tion /-ˌbi-lə-'tā-shən/ n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law.
Merriam-Webster.
1996.
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verb
ameliorate, amend, bring back, fix, furbish, improve, make over, meliorate, mend, readjust, rebuild, reclaim, recondition, reconstitute, reconstruct, reconvert, rectify, redeem, redintegrate, reestablish, refashion, refit, refurbish, reintegrate, reinvigorate, remake, renew, renovate, repair, reproduce, restituere, restore, revamp, revive, revivify, salvage
associated concepts: rehabilitate an offender, rehabilitate an insurance company
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cure, fix (repair), meliorate, reconstruct, recreate, rectify, reform, reinstate, renew (refurbish), renovate, repair, restore (renew)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006
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To restore a person or business to a normal level of health, freedom, reputation, dignity, finances, or other capacity; to improve the reliability of a witness whose credibility has been impeached by opposing counsel; to help a criminal improve his or her situation so as to abandon crime in the future.
n.
rehabilitation
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc.
Amy Hackney Blackwell.
2008.
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Rehabilitate — Re ha*bil i*tate (r? h?*b?l ?*t?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rehabilitated} ( t? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rehabilitating}.] [Pref. re re + habilitate: cf. LL. rehabilitare, F. r[ e]habiliter.] To invest or clothe again with some right, authority, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rehabilitate — 1570s, from pp. stem of M.L. rehabilitare (see REHABILITATION (Cf. rehabilitation)). Related: Rehabilitated; rehabilitating … Etymology dictionary
rehabilitate — [v] renovate, adjust change, clear, convert, fix up, furbish, improve, make good*, mend, rebuild, reclaim, recondition, reconstitute, reconstruct, recover, redeem, reestablish, reform, refurbish, rehab*, reinstate, reintegrate, reinvigorate,… … New thesaurus
rehabilitate — ► VERB 1) restore to health or normal life by training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness. 2) restore the standing or reputation of. 3) restore to a former condition. DERIVATIVES rehabilitation noun rehabilitative adjective.… … English terms dictionary
rehabilitate — [rē΄hə bil′ə tāt΄, rē΄əbil′ə tāt΄] vt. rehabilitated, rehabilitating [< ML rehabilitatus, pp. of rehabilitare, to restore: see RE & HABILITATE] 1. to restore to rank, privileges, or property which one has lost 2. to restore the good name or… … English World dictionary
rehabilitate — [[t]ri͟ːhəbɪ̱lɪteɪt[/t]] rehabilitates, rehabilitating, rehabilitated 1) VERB To rehabilitate someone who has been ill or in prison means to help them to live a normal life again. To rehabilitate someone who has a drug or alcohol problem means to … English dictionary
rehabilitate — UK [ˌriːəˈbɪlɪteɪt] / US [ˌrɪhəˈbɪlɪˌteɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms rehabilitate : present tense I/you/we/they rehabilitate he/she/it rehabilitates present participle rehabilitating past tense rehabilitated past participle rehabilitated 1) a) … English dictionary
rehabilitate — re|ha|bil|i|tate [ ,rihə bılı,teıt ] verb transitive 1. ) to help someone give up drugs or alcohol, so that they can return to a healthy, independent, and useful life: The new program is aimed at rehabilitating local heroin addicts. a ) to help… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rehabilitate — transitive verb ( tated; tating) Etymology: Medieval Latin rehabilitatus, past participle of rehabilitare, from Latin re + Late Latin habilitare to habilitate Date: circa 1581 1. a. to restore to a former capacity ; reinstate b. to restore to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
rehabilitate — re·ha·bil·i·tate .rē (h)ə bil ə .tāt vt, tat·ed; tat·ing to restore or bring to a condition of health or useful and constructive activity <rehabilitate patients with hip fractures> … Medical dictionary
