recovery

The act, process, duration, or an instance of recovering.

A return to a normal or healthy condition.

The act of obtaining usable substances from unusable sources.

(in recovery) In the process of participating in a group or program providing treatment and support for a longstanding psychological or behavioral problem, such as abuse, addiction, grief, or trauma.

The act or power of recovering, regaining, retaking, conquering again, or obtaining renewed possession: as, to offer a reward for the recovery of stolen goods.

Restoration from a bad to a good condition; especially, restoration from sickness, faintness, or the like; also, restoration from low condition or misfortune.

Attainment; reaching.

In law, the obtaining of right to something by a verdict or judgment of court from an opposing party in a suit: as, the recovery of debt, damages, and costs by a plaintiff; the recovery of costs by a defendant; the recovery of land in ejectment. Compare fine, n., 3.

In fencing, the return of the fencer to his original position “on guard” after extending himself in the lunge (which see).

The act of recovering, regaining, or retaking possession.