rehabilitation

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The act of rehabilitating, or reinstating in a former rank, standing, or capacity; restoration to former rights; restoration to or reëstablishment in the esteem of others.

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The act of rehabilitating, or the state of being rehabilitated.

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The process of rehabilitating something.

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the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation

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the restoration of someone to a useful place in society

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the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises

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vindication of a person’s character and the re-establishment of that person’s reputation