Reversion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)

(genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻvˈɜːʒən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪvˈɜːʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪvˈɜːʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻvˈɜːʒən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lapsing throwback retrogression retroversion relapse regress turnaround relapsing regression reversal lapse reverting reverse backsliding atavism turnabout

Word Forms

reversionary	adjective	of or relating to or involving a reversion (especially a legal reversion)
atavist	noun	an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism
reverse	adjective	reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
reverse	verb	turn inside out or upside down
regress	verb	go back to a previous state
revert	verb	go back to a previous state
retrogress	verb	get worse or fall back to a previous condition
retrovert	verb	go back to a previous state
lapse	verb	go back to bad behavior
relapse	verb	go back to bad behavior

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

réversion

(loi) un intérêt dans une succession qui revient au constituant (ou à ses héritiers) à la fin d'une certaine période (par exemple, le décès du cessionnaire)

🇪🇸Spanish

reversión

(ley) un interés en un patrimonio que revierte al otorgante (o sus herederos) al final de algún período (por ejemplo, la muerte del cesionario)

🇮🇹Italian

reversione

(legge) un interesse in un patrimonio che ritorna al concedente (o ai suoi eredi) alla fine di un certo periodo (ad esempio, la morte del concedente)

🇳🇱Dutch

terugkeer

(wet) een belang in een nalatenschap dat aan het einde van een bepaalde periode (bijvoorbeeld het overlijden van de begunstigde) terugkeert naar de concessiegever (of zijn erfgenamen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

reversão

(lei) um interesse em uma propriedade que reverte para o concedente (ou seus herdeiros) no final de algum período (por exemplo, a morte do outorgado)

🇷🇺Russian

возврат

(закон) интерес в наследстве, который возвращается к лицу, предоставившему право (или его наследникам) в конце определенного периода (например, в случае смерти получателя гранта)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पदावनति

(कानून) किसी संपत्ति में ब्याज जो कुछ अवधि के अंत में अनुदानकर्ता (या उसके उत्तराधिकारियों) को वापस कर दिया जाता है (उदाहरण के लिए, अनुदान प्राप्तकर्ता की मृत्यु)

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রত্যাবর্তন

(আইন) একটি এস্টেটের প্রতি আগ্রহ যা কিছু সময়ের শেষে অনুদানকারীর (বা তার উত্তরাধিকারীদের) কাছে ফিরে আসে (যেমন, অনুদানকারীর মৃত্যু)

🇮🇳Tamil

திரும்புதல்

(சட்டம்) சில காலகட்டத்தின் முடிவில் (எ.கா., மானியம் பெறுபவரின் மரணம்) வழங்குபவருக்கு (அல்லது அவரது வாரிசுகளுக்கு) திரும்பும் எஸ்டேட்டில் உள்ள ஆர்வம்

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరోగమనం

(చట్టం) కొంత వ్యవధి ముగింపులో (ఉదా., మంజూరు చేసిన వ్యక్తి మరణం) మంజూరుదారు (లేదా అతని వారసులు)కి తిరిగి వచ్చే ఎస్టేట్‌పై ఆసక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रत्यावर्तन

(कायदा) एखाद्या इस्टेटमधील स्वारस्य जे काही कालावधीच्या शेवटी अनुदान देणाऱ्याकडे (किंवा त्याच्या वारसांना) परत केले जाते (उदा. अनुदान देणाऱ्याचा मृत्यू)

🇮🇳Gujarati

રિવર્ઝન

(કાયદો) એવી એસ્ટેટમાં રસ કે જે અમુક સમયગાળાના અંતે ગ્રાન્ટર (અથવા તેના વારસદારો) તરફ વળે છે (દા.ત., ગ્રાન્ટીનું મૃત્યુ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಮ್ಮೆಟ್ಟುವಿಕೆ

(ಕಾನೂನು) ಕೆಲವು ಅವಧಿಯ ಕೊನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ (ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗೆ, ಅನುದಾನ ನೀಡುವವರ ಮರಣ) ಅನುದಾನ ನೀಡುವವರಿಗೆ (ಅಥವಾ ಅವನ ಉತ್ತರಾಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳಿಗೆ) ಹಿಂತಿರುಗಿಸುವ ಎಸ್ಟೇಟ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಆಸಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിപരീതം

(നിയമം) ചില കാലയളവിൻ്റെ അവസാനത്തിൽ (ഉദാ. ഗ്രാൻ്റിയുടെ മരണം) ഗ്രാൻഡർക്ക് (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അവൻ്റെ അവകാശികൾക്ക്) തിരിച്ച് നൽകുന്ന ഒരു എസ്റ്റേറ്റിലുള്ള താൽപ്പര്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਪਸੀ

(ਕਾਨੂੰਨ) ਕਿਸੇ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਿਲਚਸਪੀ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਮਿਆਦ ਦੇ ਅੰਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਗ੍ਰਾਂਟਰ (ਜਾਂ ਉਸਦੇ ਵਾਰਸਾਂ) ਨੂੰ ਵਾਪਸ ਕਰ ਦਿੰਦੀ ਹੈ (ਉਦਾਹਰਨ ਲਈ, ਗ੍ਰਾਂਟੀ ਦੀ ਮੌਤ)

🇵🇰Urdu

واپسی

(قانون) کسی اسٹیٹ میں دلچسپی جو کچھ مدت کے اختتام پر گرانٹر (یا اس کے ورثاء) کو لوٹ جاتی ہے (مثال کے طور پر، گرانٹی کی موت)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

反转

（法律）在一段时期结束时（例如，受让人去世）归还给授予人（或其继承人）的遗产权益

🇯🇵Japanese

復帰

(法律) 一定の期間の終了時（例：被贈与者の死亡）に贈与者（またはその相続人）に戻る不動産の権利。

🇰🇷Korean

전도

(법률) 일정 기간이 끝나면 양도인(또는 상속인)에게 돌아가는 유산에 대한 이권(예: 양수인의 사망)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đảo ngược

(luật) quyền lợi trong di sản sẽ được trả lại cho người chuyển nhượng (hoặc người thừa kế của người đó) vào cuối một khoảng thời gian nào đó (ví dụ: người được cấp qua đời)

🇹🇭Thai

การพลิกกลับ

(กฎหมาย) ผลประโยชน์ในอสังหาริมทรัพย์ที่ตกเป็นของผู้มอบ (หรือทายาท) เมื่อสิ้นสุดระยะเวลาหนึ่ง (เช่น การเสียชีวิตของผู้มอบสิทธิ์)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengembalian

(hukum) suatu kepentingan dalam suatu harta warisan yang dikembalikan kepada pemberi hibah (atau ahli warisnya) pada akhir jangka waktu tertentu (misalnya, kematian penerima hibah)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbabalik

(batas) isang interes sa isang ari-arian na ibabalik sa nagbigay (o sa kanyang mga tagapagmana) sa pagtatapos ng ilang panahon (hal., ang pagkamatay ng napagkalooban)

🇲🇾Malay

pengembalian

(undang-undang) kepentingan dalam harta pusaka yang kembali kepada pemberi hibah (atau warisnya) pada akhir tempoh tertentu (cth., kematian penerima hibah)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الارتداد

(قانون) مصلحة في عقار تعود إلى المانح (أو ورثته) في نهاية فترة معينة (مثل وفاة الممنوح)

🇮🇷Persian

بازگشت

(قانون) بهره در دارایی که در پایان مدتی به اعطاکننده (یا ورثه او) باز می گردد (مثلاً فوت گیرنده)

🇹🇷Turkish

eskiye dönme

(kanun) bir sürenin sonunda imtiyaz verene (veya onun mirasçılarına) intikal eden bir mirastaki menfaat (örneğin, hibe alanın ölümü)

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲזָרָה

(חוק) עניין בעיזבון שחוזר למעניק (או ליורשיו) בתום תקופה כלשהי (למשל, מותו של מקבל המענק)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'reversion'?

The primary meaning of 'reversion' is '(law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'reversion' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'reversion' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'reversion' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'reversion' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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