1. The conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
   - renewal, rehabilitation 
2. Rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
   "the reclamation of delinquent children"
   - reformation 
3. The recovery of useful substances from waste products

Derived forms: reclamations

See also: reclaim

Type of: deliverance, delivery, recovery, rescue, restoration, retrieval, saving

Encyclopedia: Reclamation

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