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Webster 1913 Edition


Reclamation

Recˊla-ma′tion

(rĕkˊlȧ-mā′shŭn)
,
Noun.
[F.
réclamation
, L.
reclamatio
. See
Reclaim
.]
1.
The act or process of reclaiming.
2.
Representation made in opposition; remonstrance.
I would now, on the
reclamation
both of generosity and of justice, try clemency.
Landor.

Webster 1828 Edition


Reclamation

RECLAMA'TION

, n.
1.
Recovery.
2.
Demand; challenge of something to be restored; claim made.

Definition 2024


reclamation

reclamation

See also: réclamation

English

Noun

reclamation (plural reclamations)

  1. The act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed.
  2. The recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated.