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Recall A Judgment

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

To reverse a judgment on a matter of fact. The judgment is then said to be recalled or revoked; and when it is reversed for an error of law, it is said simply to be reversed, quod judicium reversetur.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

To reverse a judgment on a matter of fact.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

To revoke, cancel, vacate or reverse a judgment for matters of fact; when it is annulled by reason of errors of law, it is said to be "reversed."