reversion
noun(re-ver-sion)
returning to a former state
reversion
noun(re-ver-sion)
a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
reversion
noun(re-ver-sion)
a failure to maintain a higher state
reversion
noun(re-ver-sion)
turning in the opposite direction
reversion
noun(re-ver-sion)
(genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
reversion
noun(re-ver-sion)
(law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)