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re·vi·val /ri-'vī-vəl/ n: an act or instance of reviving
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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awakening, comeback, convalescence, freshening, improvement, invigoration, new version, palingenesis, phoenix, quickening, reanimation, reappearance, reawakening, rebirth, reclamation, recovery, recreation, recuperation, recurrence, redintegration, reestablishment, refreshment, regeneracy, regeneration, regenesis, reincarnation, rejuvenation, rejuvenescence, renaissance, renascence, renewal, reproduction, restoration, resumption, resurgence, resurrection, resuscitation, return, revivification, reviviscence, vivification
associated concepts: abatement and revival, revival of a cause of action
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recrudescence, rehabilitation, renewal, repair, resurgence
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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1) Requesting a court to reinstate the force of an old judgment.2) Reinstating a contract or debt by a new agreement after the right to demand performance or collect has expired under the statute of limitations.Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. A reinstitution of a former will or deed that had been revoked by virtue of a later document. Of course, that later document must be destroyed or cancelled. Although some jurisdictions automatically recognize the earlier will upon the cancellation of the later one, most jurisdictions require its republication or some other affirmation.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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n.1) requesting a court to reinstate the force of an old judgment.2) reinstating a contract or debt by a new agreement after the right to demand performance or collect has expired under the statute of limitations (the time to sue).
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.