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reversal |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Reversal \Re*ver"sal\, n. [From {Reverse}.] 1. The act of reversing; the causing to move or face in an opposite direction, or to stand or lie in an inverted position; as the reversal of a rotating wheel; the reversal of objects by a convex lens. 2. A change or overthrowing; as the reversal of a judgment, which amounts to an official declaration that it is false; the reversal of an attainder, or of an outlawry, by which the sentence is rendered void. --Blackstone. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Reversal \Re*ver"sal\, a. [See {Reverse}.] Intended to reverse; implying reversal. [Obs.] --Bp. Burnet. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: reversal n 1: a change from one state to the opposite state; "there was a reversal of autonomic function" 2: an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating [syn: {reverse}, {setback}, {blow}] 3: turning in an opposite direction or position; "the reversal of the image in the lens" [syn: {turn around}] 4: a decision to reverse an earlier decision [syn: {change of mind}, {flip-flop}, {turnabout}, {turnaround}] 5: a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside [ant: {affirmation}] 6: turning in the opposite direction [syn: {reversion}, {reverse}, {turnabout}, {turnaround}] 7: act of reversing the order or place of [syn: {transposition}] 8: a reversal in attitude or principle or point of view: "an about-face on foreign policy" [syn: {about-face}, {volte-face}, {policy change}]
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