Definition of recover

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Recover (v. t.) To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a suit at law; to obtain title to by judgement in a court of law; as, to recover lands in ejectment or common recovery; to gain by legal process; as, to recover judgement against a defendant..

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Revive :: Revive (v. i.) Hence, to recover from a state of neglect or disuse; as, to revive letters or learning..
Unmonopolize :: Unmonopolize (v. t.) To recover or release from the state of being monopolized.
Restoration :: Restoration (n.) The state of being restored; recovery of health, strength, etc.; as, restoration from sickness..
Remedy :: Remedy (n.) The legal means to recover a right, or to obtain redress for a wrong..
Bloodhound :: Bloodhound (n.) A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name. The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff..
Detinue :: Detinue (n.) A form of action for the recovery of a personal chattel wrongfully detained.
Finally :: Finally (adv.) Completely; beyond recovery.
Recuperate :: Recuperate (v. i.) To recover health; to regain strength; to convalesce.
Hustings :: Hustings (n. pl.) A court formerly held in several cities of England; specif., a court held in London, before the lord mayor, recorder, and sheriffs, to determine certain classes of suits for the recovery of lands within the city. In the progress of law reform this court has become unimportant..
Recovery :: Recovery (n.) Restoration from sickness, weakness, faintness, or the like; restoration from a condition of mistortune, of fright, etc..
Creep :: Creep (v. i.) To drag in deep water with creepers, as for recovering a submarine cable..
Recover :: Recover (v. t.) To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to win back; to regain.
Vouchee :: Vouchee (n.) The person who is vouched, or called into court to support or make good his warranty of title in the process of common recovery..
Recover :: Recover (v. i.) To obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit; as, the plaintiff has recovered in his suit..
Revive :: Revive (v. i.) To recover its natural or metallic state, as a metal..
Restore :: Restore (v. t.) To bring back to its former state; to bring back from a state of ruin, decay, disease, or the like; to repair; to renew; to recover..
Recover :: Recover (v. i.) To make one's way; to come; to arrive.
Fieri Facias :: Fieri facias () A judicial writ that lies for one who has recovered in debt or damages, commanding the sheriff that he cause to be made of the goods, chattels, or real estate of the defendant, the sum claimed..
Recover :: Recover (n.) Recovery.
Canceleer :: Canceleer (n.) The turn of a hawk upon the wing to recover herself, when she misses her aim in the stoop..
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