REVENDICATE


Meaning of REVENDICATE in English

rə̇ˈvendəˌkāt transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: back-formation from revendication

1. : to recover by a formal demand for restoration

2.

a. : to bring action under civil law to enforce rights in specific property whether corporeal or incorporeal or movable or immovable

b. : to proceed to recover goods sold for which the price has not been paid when vendee becomes insolvent and goods are in the same condition — compare stoppage in transitu

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