Reversal \Re*ver"sal\, n. [From Reverse.]
1. The act of reversing; the causing to move or face in an
opposite direction, or to stand or lie in an inverted
position; as, the reversal of a rotating wheel; the
reversal of objects by a convex lens.
2. A change or overthrowing; as, the reversal of a judgment,
which amounts to an official declaration that it is false;
the reversal of an attainder, or of an outlawry, by which
the sentence is rendered void. --Blackstone.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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