Resumption
Pronunciation : Re*sump"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [cf. F. r?sumption, L. resumptio restoration, recovery, fr. resumere. See Resume.]
Definition : 1. The act of resuming; as, the resumption of a grant, of delegated powers, of an argument, of specie payments, etc.
2. (Eng.Law)
Defn: The taking again into the king's hands of such lands or tenements as he had granted to any man on false suggestions or other error.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913