reversion (
http://definr.com/reversion)
n 1: (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)
2: a reappearance of an earlier characteristic [syn:
atavism,
throwback]
3: turning in the opposite direction [syn:
reverse,
reversal,
turnabout,
turnaround]
4: returning to a former state [syn:
regression,
regress,
retrogression,
retroversion]
5: a failure to maintain a higher state [syn:
backsliding,
lapse,
lapsing,
recidivism,
relapse,
relapsing,
reverting]