reversal
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- n a change from one state to the opposite state
there was a reversal of autonomic function - n an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
- n turning in an opposite direction or position
the reversal of the image in the lens - n a decision to reverse an earlier decision
- n a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside
- n turning in the opposite direction
- n the act of reversing the order or place of
- n a major change in attitude or principle or point of view
- The president's reversal follows days of White House assurances that Obama's Department of Justice would not investigate or prosecute those who ordered or administered the .
- In a reversal that free speech advocates called a pivotal victory for First Amendment rights, the federal judge who shuttered the muckraking website Wikileaks last month ruled .
- Obama's reversal on detainee snapshots and other national security issues highlight the challenges of command.