'Reclamation' definitions:
Definition of 'reclamation'
(from WordNet)
noun
The conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation [syn: reclamation, renewal, rehabilitation]
noun
Rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course; "the reclamation of delinquent children" [syn: reclamation, reformation]
noun
The recovery of useful substances from waste products
Definition of 'Reclamation'
From: GCIDE
- Reclamation \Rec`la*ma"tion\ (r[e^]k`l[.a]*m[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [F. r['e]clamation, L. reclamatio. See Reclaim.]
- 1. The act or process of reclaiming. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Representation made in opposition; remonstrance. [1913 Webster]
- I would now, on the reclamation both of generosity and of justice, try clemency. --Landor. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'reclamation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- about-face,
- amendment,
- amends,
- atonement,
- backing,
- backsliding,
- change of allegiance,
- change of heart,
- change of mind,
- compensation,
- composition,
- compromise,
- disenchantment,
- expiation,
- expiatory offering,
- flip-flop,
- improvement,
- indemnification,
- indemnity,
- lapse,
- making amends,
- making good,
- making right,
- making up,
- new birth,
- peace offering,
- piaculum,
- propitiation,
- quittance,
- ransom,
- readjustment,
- rebirth,
- recapture,
- recidivation,
- recidivism,
- reclaiming,
- recompense,
- reconditioning,
- reconversion,
- recoup,
- recoupment,
- recovery,
- recrudescence,
- recuperation,
- redemption,
- redress,
- reeducation,
- reform,
- reformation,
- regainment,
- regeneration,
- regress,
- regression,
- rehabilitation,
- reinstatement,
- reinstruction,
- relapse,
- renascence,
- renewal,
- reoccupation,
- reparation,
- repatriation,
- replevin,
- replevy,
- repossession,
- restitution,
- restoration,
- resumption,
- retake,
- retaking,
- retrieval,
- retrieve,
- retrocession,
- retrogradation,
- retrogression,
- retroversion,
- return,
- returning,
- reversal,
- reverse,
- reversion,
- reverting,
- revindication,
- revival,
- revulsion,
- salvage,
- salvation,
- satisfaction,
- slipping back,
- squaring,
- trover,
- turn,
- turnabout