reclamation

noun

The act or process of reclaiming.

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A restoration, as to productivity, usefulness, or morality.

noun

A reclaiming of something as a possession; a claim or demand for return or restoration; a requirement of compensation for something wrongly taken or withheld; also, a claim to a discovery as having been previously made.

noun

A calling or bringing back, as from aberration or wrong-doing; restoration; reformation.

noun

The act of subduing to fitness for service or use; taming; amelioration: as, the reclamation of wild animals or waste land.

noun

A remonstrance; representation made in opposition; a cry of opposition or disapprobation.

noun

The act or process of reclaiming.

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Representation made in opposition; remonstrance.

noun

The act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed.

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The recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated.