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revivor

UK/ɹɪˈvaɪvə/US/ɹɪˈvaɪvəɹ/

revivor noun: revival of a suit which is abated by the death or marriage of any of the parties.

Noun

revivor (plural revivors)

  1. (UK) revival of a suit which is abated by the death or marriage of any of the parties.
    • There may be also a bill of revivor when the suit is abated by the death of any of the parties1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC
  2. (Ireland) revival into force of a statute which had previously been repealed
    • Where any enactment not repealed by this Act has been confirmed, revived or perpetuated by any enactment hereby repealed, such confirmation, revivor or perpetuation shall not be affected by the repeal.1962 Statute Law Revision (Pre-Union Irish Statutes) Act, 1962 §2(2) Irish Statute Book, No. 29 of 1962

Forms of revivor

pluralrevivors

Questions about revivor

What does revivor mean?
Revivor means revival of a suit which is abated by the death or marriage of any of the parties.
What part of speech is revivor?
Revivor is a noun.
How do you pronounce revivor?
Revivor is pronounced /ɹɪˈvaɪvə/ (UK).
What is the plural of revivor?
The plural of revivor is revivors.

Words near revivor in the dictionary

  1. revivings
  2. reviviscence
  3. reviviscences
  4. reviviscency
  5. reviviscent
  6. revivor
  7. revivors
  8. Revlon
  9. Revlon duties
  10. Revlon duty
  11. Revlon mode

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