Re*ver"sal (?), a. [See Reverse.]
Intended to reverse; implying reversal.
[Obs.]
Bp. Burnet.
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Re*ver"sal, n. [From Reverse.]
1.
The act of reversing; the causing to move or face in an opposite direction, or to stand or lie in an inverted position; as, the reversal of a rotating wheel; the reversal of objects by a convex lens.
2.
A change or overthrowing; as, the reversal of a judgment, which amounts to an official declaration that it is false; the reversal of an attainder, or of an outlawry, by which the sentence is rendered void.
Blackstone.
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