- Reclamation Act
- A federal statute providing a plan for the reclamation by means of irrigation of and lands, and for the entry of the reclaimed lands by homesteaders. 43 USC §§ 371 et seq.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Reclamation Act
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reclamation — rec·la·ma·tion || ‚reklÉ™ meɪʃn n. act of demanding the return of property; repossession, act of retaking possession … English contemporary dictionary
reclamation — noun a) The act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed. b) The recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated … Wiktionary
