Reversal /(?)/

Re·ver·sal

Reversal

a.
  1. Intended to reverse; implying reversal. [Obs.]

Reversal

n.
  1. The act of reversing; the causing to move or face in an opposite direction, or to stand or lie in an inverted position; as, the reversal of a rotating wheel; the reversal of objects by a convex lens.
  2. A change or overthrowing; as, the reversal of a judgment, which amounts to an official declaration that it is false; the reversal of an attainder, or of an outlawry, by which the sentence is rendered void.