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reconduction

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌriːkənˈdʌkʃən/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Repeat undertaking or restoration.

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Repeat locatio conductio.

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Usage: historical

Topics: law

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The conveying something back, escort to its original place.

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Usage: archaic

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History

Etymology

From reconduct + -ion. Borrowed from Middle French reconduction in the “repeat lease” sense, itself from Medieval Latin recondūctiō from recondūcere already used by classical Roman jurisprudence.