reversion

Noun
  1. referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: interest, stake - (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
    subtypes: escheat - a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs
  2. referred to in: genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
    is a type of: chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation - (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
  3. is a type of: recurrence, return - happening again (especially at regular intervals)
    same as: atavism, throwback
  4. is a type of: change of direction, reorientation - the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented
    subtypes:
    • about turn, about-face - act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation
    • u-turn - complete reversal of direction of travel
    same as: reversal, reverse, turnabout, turnaround
  5. is a type of: reversal - a change from one state to the opposite state
    same as: regress, regression, retrogression, retroversion
  6. is a type of: failure - an act that fails
    subtypes: recidivism - habitual relapse into crime
    same as: backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reverting

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