(ש"ע) חזרה; הפיכה; החלפה

n. act of turning something the opposite way; act of returning to a previous condition; return of property to its owner after the occurrence of a particular event (Law)

See more at Wikipedia.org...

---

Noun
1. (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)
(hypernym) interest, stake
(hyponym) escheat
(classification) law, jurisprudence
2. a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
(hypernym) mutation, genetic mutation, chromosomal mutation
3. a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
(synonym) atavism, throwback
(hypernym) recurrence, return
4. turning in the opposite direction
(synonym) reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaround
(hypernym) change of direction, reorientation
(hyponym) about-face, about turn
5. returning to a former state
(synonym) regression, regress, retrogression, retroversion
(hypernym) reversal
(derivation) revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back
6. a failure to maintain a higher state
(synonym) backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reverting
(hypernym) failure
(hyponym) recidivism

nf. reversion, act of turning something the opposite way

nf. reversion