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rehabilitation Synonyms

rehabilitation

n.

restoration, reclamation, reformation, reestablishment; see improvement 1, reconstruction, recovery 1, 2, repair, restoration 1.

rehabilitation Law Definition

n

A restoration of reputation and character, the term has many context-sensitive meanings. In penology, it is the process of improving the inmate’s character so he will become a productive member of society. At a trial, it is the restoration of a witness’s credibility after it has been impeached under cross examination. In the context of bankruptcy, it is restoring a corporation’s solvency by satisfying the creditors’ claims with future earnings, so that the corporation may continue to do business. See also mitigating circumstance.

Browse dictionary entries near rehabilitation

  1. ‹ rehabilitate
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  4. ‹ regurgitate
  5. ‹ Regulus
  6. ‹ regulatory offense
  7. ‹ regulatory
  8. ‹ regulator
  9. ‹ Regulation Z
  10. ‹ Regulation U
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