readoption
Choosing again officially
Readoption is the act of adopting again—whether a policy, practice, child, or belief that was previously adopted, then abandoned or lapsed.
The term appears in legal, political, and organizational contexts: The committee voted for readoption of the original bylaws.
It can also describe resuming a technology or method after a period of disuse.
Act of bringing back
- resumptionAct of continuing again
- revivalReturn after decline
- restorationReturning something to condition
- recommencementAct of beginning anew
reestablishment · reinstatement · renewal · return · reversion · reactivation · reimplementation · resurgence
Enacted written rule
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- amendmentChange to official text
- custodyProtective care or control
- guardianshipLegal care of another
parental · reunification · placement · fostering · petition · court · judicial · decree
Return to previous position
- reauthorizationExtending expired legal authority
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- amendmentChange to official text
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
implementation · repeal · revival · restoration · recommitment · ratification · endorsement · reaffirmation
Inherited cultural legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- revivalReturn after decline
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
customs · rituals · ancestral · indigenous · folklore · revitalization · repatriation · reconnection
reintroduction
Act of bringing back
- resumptionAct of continuing again
- revivalReturn after decline
- restorationReturning something to condition
recommencement · reestablishment · reinstatement · renewal · return · reversion · reactivation · reimplementation · resurgence · comeback
statute
Enacted written rule
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- amendmentChange to official text
- custodyProtective care or control
guardianship · parental · reunification · placement · fostering · petition · court · judicial · decree · reinstatement
reinstatement
Return to previous position
- reauthorizationExtending expired legal authority
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- amendmentChange to official text
regulation · implementation · repeal · revival · restoration · recommitment · ratification · endorsement · reaffirmation · provision
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- revivalReturn after decline
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
preservation · customs · rituals · ancestral · indigenous · folklore · revitalization · repatriation · reconnection · restoration
readoptionabandonment
Act of leaving permanently
relinquishment · rejection · renunciation · surrender · giving up