reacceptancen.
/ˌriːəkˈsɛpt(ə)ns/, U.S. /ˌriəkˈsɛptns/ The action or fact of accepting again. Also: an instance of this.
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1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts i. 374 Thou..hast made thy selfe uncapable of my reacceptance, by the law.
a1652 R. Brome Damoiselle i. ii. sig. B6, in Five New Playes (1653) With re-acceptance of this thousand pound.
1790 J. J. Powell Ess. Law Contracts & Agreem. I. 415 The contract is annulled by virtue of the original terms thereof, without any actual re-acceptance or subsequent assent of the other party.
1870 Pall Mall Gaz. 17 Nov. 1 A formal reacceptance of the very disabilities she rebels against.
1923 W. E. Griffis Story of Walloons ix. 84 The Walloon provinces were the first to revolt..and the first to be forced into reacceptance of the Spanish yoke.
1963 Evening Tribune (Albert Lea, Minnesota) 8 May 12/5 The Chinese, as the group in revolt, are in position to ask a high price for reacceptance of Kremlin leadership.
1991 Keesings Contemp. Arch. (BNC) Dec. A statement on Cuba..offered Latin America's help..if President Fidel Castro introduced..changes which would allow its reacceptance into the OAS.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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