Re*ver"sal (?), a. [See Reverse.]
Intended to reverse; implying reversal. [Obs.] Bp.
Burnet.
Re*ver"sal, n. [From Reverse.]
1. The act of reversing; the causing to move or
face in an opposite direction, or to stand or lie in an inverted
position; as, the reversal of a rotating wheel; the
reversal of objects by a convex lens.
2. A change or overthrowing; as, the
reversal of a judgment, which amounts to an official
declaration that it is false; the reversal of an attainder, or
of an outlawry, by which the sentence is rendered void.
Blackstone.
Re*ver"sal (?), a. [See Reverse.]
Intended to reverse; implying reversal. [Obs.] Bp.
Burnet.
Re*ver"sal, n. [From Reverse.]
1. The act of reversing; the causing to move or
face in an opposite direction, or to stand or lie in an inverted
position; as, the reversal of a rotating wheel; the
reversal of objects by a convex lens.
2. A change or overthrowing; as, the
reversal of a judgment, which amounts to an official
declaration that it is false; the reversal of an attainder, or
of an outlawry, by which the sentence is rendered void.
Blackstone.
