rehabilitation
re·ha·bi·litation
noun
1.
the restoration of someone to a useful place in society
2.
the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
3.
vindication of a person''s character and the re-establishment of that person''s reputation
Origin
From Middle French réhabilitation, from Medieval Latin rehabilitatio.
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