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