Definitions for: Reclamation


[n] the recovery of useful substances from waste products
[n] rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course; "the reclamation of delinquent children"
[n] the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation



Webster (1913) Definition: Rec`la*ma"tion, n. [F. r['e]clamation, L.
reclamatio. See Reclaim.]
1. The act or process of reclaiming.

2. Representation made in opposition; remonstrance.

I would now, on the reclamation both of generosity
and of justice, try clemency. --Landor.

Synonyms: reformation, rehabilitation, renewal

See Also: deliverance, delivery, re-afforestation, recovery, reforestation, rescue, restoration, retrieval, saving, urban renewal

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