n. The act of restoring something to its previous state.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act of reinstating; the state of being reinstated; re�stablishment.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of reinstating; restoration to a former position, office, or rank; reëstablishment.
n. In fire-insurance, the replacement or repairing of damaged property.
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n. the act of restoring someone to a previous position
n. the condition of being reinstated
Word Usage
"Whether one of out of 82 episodes broadcast to date is a sufficient hit rate to merit True-May's long-term reinstatement – he is due to step down at the end of the current run – remains to be seen."