- in reversion
- See estate in reversion; reversion.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
in reversion
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réversion — [ revɛrsjɔ̃ ] n. f. • revercioun 1304; lat. reversio, de revertere 1 ♦ Dr. Droit de retour. Pension de réversion. (Parfois prononcé [ rəvɛrsjɔ̃ ] par infl. de reverser.) 2 ♦ Biol. Changement dans l A. D. N. qui inverse une altération causée par… … Encyclopédie Universelle
reversion — re·ver·sion /ri vər zhən/ n [Anglo French, from Middle French, from Latin reversio act of turning back, from revertere to turn back] 1: the returning of an estate upon its termination to the former owner or to his or her successor in interest 2 a … Law dictionary
Reversion — may refer to:*Reversion (law) *Reversion (software development) *Re version, the re release of an existing television programmes or film. *Series reversion, in mathematics *Reversion, in evolutionary biology it is the return of a character to one … Wikipedia
reversion — re‧ver‧sion [rɪˈvɜːʆn ǁ rɪˈvɜːrʒn] noun [uncountable] LAW the return of property, for example at the end of a period of time when someone else has had the right to use it: • the reversion of Hong Kong to China * * * reversion UK US /rɪˈvɜːʃən/… … Financial and business terms
reversion — 1 return, recurrence, recrudescence (see under RETURN vb) 2 Reversion, atavism, throwback are comparable when they mean return to an ancestral type or an instance of such return. The same distinctions in implications and connotations are evident… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
reversion or estate in reversion — /(asteyt in) ravarzhan/ A future interest under which a grantor retains a present right to a future interest in property that the grantor conveys to another; usually the residue of a life estate. The residue of an estate left by operation of law… … Black's law dictionary
Reversion — Re*ver sion (r[ e]*v[ e]r sh[u^]n), n. [F. r[ e]version, L. reversio a turning back. See {Revert}.] 1. The act of returning, or coming back; return. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] After his reversion home, [he] was spoiled, also, of all that he brought… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reversion of series — Reversion Re*ver sion (r[ e]*v[ e]r sh[u^]n), n. [F. r[ e]version, L. reversio a turning back. See {Revert}.] 1. The act of returning, or coming back; return. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] After his reversion home, [he] was spoiled, also, of all that he… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reversion — or estate in reversion /(asteyt in) ravarzhan/ A future interest under which a grantor retains a present right to a future interest in property that the grantor conveys to another; usually the residue of a life estate. The residue of an estate… … Black's law dictionary
reversion — Reversion. s. f. v. Terme de pratique & de Jurisprudence, formé du verbe Revertir, qui n est point en usage. Retour, réünion d un fief mouvant au fief dominant, dont il avoit esté détaché. Les appanages se donnent à charge de reversion faute d… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
reversion — (n.) early 15c., from O.Fr. reversion, from L. reversionem (nom. reversio), noun of action from pp. stem of revertere (see REVERT (Cf. revert)) … Etymology dictionary
