Reversion Definition & Meaning
reversion
- noun
- (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)
- a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
- turning in the opposite direction
- returning to a former state
- a failure to maintain a higher state
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- What does reversion mean?
- (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) a reappearance of an earlier characteristic turning in the opposite direction returning to a former state a failure to maintain a higher state
- What part of speech is reversion?
- Reversion is a noun.
- How many definitions does reversion have?
- Reversion has 6 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).