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reconvey, v.|riːkənˈveɪ|
[re- 5 a.]
1. trans. To convey († or escort) back to a previous place or position; to convey in a reverse direction. Now rare.
1506in Mem. Hen. VII (Rolls) 286 After the King had showed him his chamber and would he should take no further pains the King would have somewhat reconveyed him. 1636Destr. Troy 10 Then, that we should our Sacriledge restore And reconveigh their gods from Argos shore, Chalcas perswades. 1707Curios. in Husb. & Gard. 77 There are Vehicles in Plants, to reconvey towards the Roots, the Juices that were mounted up into the Stem. 1766Phil. Trans. LVII. 125 The nerves may..become incapable of conveying the commands of the will, and yet remain sufficiently capable of re-conveying sensible perceptions. 1846McCulloch Acc. Brit. Empire (1854) I. 25 The water that thus overspread the country would be reconveyed to the sea at ebb tide.
2. Law. To make over again or restore to a former owner.
1665R. Brathwait Comment Two Tales 64 She repents her of her Gift. Gladly would she have him re-convey it to her. 1682Dryden Satyr 78 He buys the Purchase, with design t'improve; And like some prudent Kinsman reconvey What the wild Heir hath vainly thrown away. 1734Act 7 Geo. II, c. 16 §2 For redisponing or reconveying the said Lands and Estate in any Manner of Way. 1818Cruise Digest (ed. 2) II. 91 If the mortgagor pays the money borrowed on a certain day, the mortgagee will reconvey the lands. 1881Act 44 & 45 Vict. c. 41 (Conveyancing Act), Then B. and C...will at the request and cost of A...re⁓convey the premises to A.
absol.1838W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl. 67 When he [sc. the assignee] reconveys to the cedent, it [sc. the deed] is called a retrocession. 1858Ld. St. Leonards Handy Bk. Prop. Law xiv. 94 If a mortgagee will not re-convey upon payment of the principal and interest, and costs, and the right to redeem is still open, the mortgagor may..compel a redemption. |