revendicate

present singular third person revendicates · participle present revendicating · participle past revendicated · past revendicated

1. formaltransitivelawTo reclaim; to demand the restoration of (something) as a right, or to maintain a claim to (a property or right) that has been withheld.

   And the alienation of any of its possessions by the conqueror is valid and irretrievable. Should some subsequent fortunate revolution deliver it from the conqueror's yoke, it can revendicate them.

   1760, M. de Vittel, LAW OF NATIONS, volume 1, translation of original in French, page 86

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   In actions of revendication of real property, or when proceedings are instituted in order to obtain the seizure and the sale of real property, in virtue of an act of hypothecation importing confession of judgment, the defendant may be cited, whether in the first instance or in appeal, either within the jurisdiction where the property revendicated or hypothecated is situated, though he has his domicile or residence out of that jurisdiction, or in that where the defendant has his domicile, as the plaintiff chooses.

   1901, Solomon Wolff, editor, Code of Practice of Louisiana, page 163

   Held, that to entitle the seller to revendicate, three things must exist: 1. The sale must not have been made on credit. 2. The thing must be entire and in the same condition. 3. The thing must not have passed into the hands of a third party who has paid for it.

   (Can we date this quote?), (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 87

   Synonyms: reclaim, recover