reclamation
noun
rec·la·ma·tion
ˌre-klə-ˈmā-shən 
: the act or process of reclaiming: such as
b
: restoration to use : recovery
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Examples of reclamation in a Sentence
pumped water out of the field as part of the land reclamation program designed to provide farmers with more farmland
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At least 15 days before submitting the reclamation plan, applicants will also be required to notify each residential property owner within a half-mile radius of the mine site.
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Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
Piedmont Lithium’s mining permit for the construction and operation of the project in the Hephzibah Church Road area was approved last month but was contingent on the company posting a $1 million reclamation bond.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024
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Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
Piedmont Lithium’s mining permit for the construction and operation of the project in the Hephzibah Church Road area was approved last month but was contingent on the company posting a $1 million reclamation bond.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024
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“Reclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reclamation. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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reclamation
noun
rec·la·ma·tion
ˌrek-lə-ˈmā-shən
: the act or process of reclaiming : the state of being reclaimed
Legal Definition
reclamation
noun
rec·la·ma·tion
ˌre-klə-ˈmā-shən
1
: the act or process of reclaiming
the reclamation of goods delivered to an insolvent buyer
2
: a right to reclaim (as under commercial law)
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