ˌrekləˈmāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin reclamation-, reclamatio, from reclamatus (past participle of reclamare to cry out against) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at reclaim
1. : the act of making a claim or protest
reclamations of disappointed investors — R.E.Cameron
2. : the act or process of reforming or rehabilitating
an agency devoted to the reclamation of delinquents
its ministry of reclamation to down-and-out men — Sidney Lovett
3. : the act or process of restoring to cultivation or use
land reclamation
a large-scale reclamation project