reclamation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
    rehabilitation; renewal.
  2. noun rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
    reformation.
    • the reclamation of delinquent children
  3. noun the recovery of useful substances from waste products

WordNet

Rec`la*ma"tion noun
Etymology
F. réclamation, L. reclamatio. See Reclaim.
Definitions
  1. The act or process of reclaiming.
  2. Representation made in opposition; remonstrance.
    I would now, on the reclamation both of generosity and of justice, try clemency. Landor.

Webster 1913