What does reinstate mean?

Definitions for reinstate
ˌri ɪnˈsteɪtre·in·state

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. reinstateverb

    restore to the previous state or rank

  2. restore, reinstate, reestablishverb

    bring back into original existence, use, function, or position

    "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the region"; "restore the emperor to the throne"

Wiktionary

  1. reinstateverb

    To restore somebody to a former position or rank.

  2. reinstateverb

    To bring back into use or existence.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Reinstateverb

    To put again in possession.

    Etymology: re and instate.

    David, after that signal victory, which had preserved his life, reinstated him in his throne, and restored him to the ark and sanctuary; yet suffered the loss of his rebellious son to overwhelm the sense of his deliverance. Gov. of the Tongue.

    Modesty reinstates the widow in her virginity. Addison.

    The reinstating of this hero in the peaceable possession of his kingdom, was acknowledged. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPT

  1. reinstate

    To reinstate means to restore someone or something to a previous position or status, often after the initial removal or suspension was deemed unjust or incorrect. This could apply to a wide range of contexts, from reinstating a person to their former job position, to reinstating old rules or policies.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Reinstateverb

    to place again in possession, or in a former state; to restore to a state from which one had been removed; to instate again; as, to reinstate a king in the possession of the kingdom

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Reinstate

    rē-in-stāt′, v.t. to place in a former state.—ns. Reinstāte′ment, Reinstā′tion, act of reinstating: re-establishment.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of reinstate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of reinstate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of reinstate in a Sentence

  1. Robert Dunham:

    Lest there be any doubt, we hold that our state constitutions prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment, article I, section 17,5 does not require a unanimous jury recommendation or any jury recommendation before a death sentence can be imposed, the court said. That ruling has placed the fate of those death row inmates navigating the resentencing process into the realm of uncertainty. There is a growing fear among experts that some of those death row inmates will have their death penalties reinstated. An execution chamber used in Florida. (Florida Department of Corrections) The question here now is going to be, What about the people that have already been told they are entitled to a resentencing hearing? can you take that away from them? Can you retroactively pull the rug out and reinsert the death penalty? Brunvand toldFox News that a motion has already been filed to reinstate the death penalty for his client. He thinks thats an injustice. I cannot imagine having been sentenced to death, having received word from the Supreme Court that the scheme is unconstitutional and youre going to get a new trial, to have lawyers start preparing for trial and then all of the sudden face the prospect that Oh, we might just send you back to death row. I cant imagine.

  2. Anthony Glees:

    Border control is absolutely critical, they can reinstate border controls so they know who is in their country, they know who leaves their country and they know where they've been if they leave their country.

  3. Wilbur Ross:

    I respect the Supreme Court but strongly disagree with Supreme Court ruling regarding my decision to reinstate a citizenship question on the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau has started the process of printing the decennial questionnaires without the question. My focus, and that of the The Census Bureau and Justice Department is to conduct Decennial Census.

  4. Howard Kleinhendler:

    We have always known the more effective we are, the more the false attacks will intensify. Defending the Republic has and will continue to fight for #WeThePeople who make this country work, defending the Republic and the PAC will not be diverted from their missions by lies, innuendo and other distractions. We believe in the law, the Rule of Law, and we intend to follow it and work to reinstate and preserve it.

  5. Wilbur Ross:

    I respect the Supreme Court but strongly disagree with its ruling regarding my decision to reinstate a citizenship question on the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau has started the process of printing the decennial questionnaires without the question. My focus, and that of the The Census Bureau and the entire Department is to conduct a complete and accurate census.

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