Reverse
A Dictionary of Law · William C. Anderson · 1889
A Dictionary of Law
To set aside, annul, vacate: as, to reverse a judgment.'
Reversal.
The act or decision of one court in pronouncing erroneous, and therefore annulling, the judgment or decree of a lower court. Qpposed, affirmance, q. v. Compare Overrule; Revoke.
See Opinion, 3; Ve- NiRE, De novo.