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Dictionary: re·in·state   ('ĭn-stāt') pronunciation
tr.v., -stat·ed, -stat·ing, -states.
  1. To bring back into use or existence.
  2. To restore to a previous condition or position.
reinstatement re'in·state'ment n.

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verb

  1. To bring back into existence or use: reestablish, reintroduce, renew, restore, return, revive. See increase/decrease, keep/release.
  2. To put (someone) in the possession of a prior position or office: give back, replace, restore, return. See increase/decrease, keep/release.
  3. To bring back to a previous normal condition: rebuild, reclaim, recondition, reconstruct, rehabilitate, rejuvenate, renovate, restitute, restore. See help/harm/harmless.

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v

Definition: give back responsibility
Antonyms: fire, let go


Law Encyclopedia: Reinstate
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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To restore to a condition that has terminated or been lost; to reestablish.

To reinstate a case, for example, means to restore it to the same position it had before dismissal.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To restore to a former state, station, or authority.

pronunciation The crime bill passed by the Senate would reinstate the Federal death penalty for certain violent crimes: assassinating the President; hijacking an airliner; and murdering a government poultry inspector. — Unknown

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - genindsætte

Nederlands (Dutch)
in ere herstellen, in functie/ambt herstellen

Français (French)
v. tr. - réintégrer, rétablir, ranimer

Deutsch (German)
v. - wiederherstellen, wieder einsetzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποκαθιστώ (σε αξίωμα κ.λπ.), επαναφέρω στη θέση του, επανεγκαθιστώ

Italiano (Italian)
reintegrare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - reinstalar, restaurar a ordem, reintegrar

Русский (Russian)
восстанавливать в должности

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - reintegrar, rehabilitar, restituir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - återinsätta

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使复原, 使复职, 使恢复

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使復原, 使複職, 使恢復

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 원상태로 하다, 복위 시키다, 건강을 회복시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 復帰させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرجع, يعيد إلى وضع سابق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮החזיר (לתפקידו), השיב על כנו‬


 
 
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