Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In law, the reviving of a suit which was abated by the death of a party, the marriage of a female plaintiff, or other cause. See revival, 7. Also spelled reviver

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Eng. Law) Revival of a suit which is abated by the death or marriage of any of the parties, -- done by a bill of revivor.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun UK, law revival of a suit which is abated by the death or marriage of any of the parties.
  • noun Ireland, law revival into force of a statute which had previously been repealed

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Examples

  • Along with Nico's story, we also dive into the lives of Faye (an estranged friend for Nico's) and her own strange investigation into the revivor incidents, Zoe (a drunk recluse with a unique ability) and her reluctant recruitment by Nico, and Cal (a Tier 3 pitfighter) with her dangerous association with a rich stranger on the run.

    Rabid Reads: "State of Decay" by James Knapp 2010

  • If you're Tier 3, however, you're basically fodder for the rest of society and can look forward to likely having your corpse turned into a revivor by some corporation ... or maybe black market thugs.

    Rabid Reads: "State of Decay" by James Knapp 2010

  • If she had returned at a later time, that revivor would have died before meeting her.

    The Soldiers of Halla D. J. MacHale 2009

  • Thats what the revivor told mejust before he died.

    The Soldiers of Halla D. J. MacHale 2009

  • I encountered a revivor who had escaped from a Ravinian prison.

    The Soldiers of Halla D. J. MacHale 2009

  • Thats what the revivor told mejust before he died.

    The Soldiers of Halla D. J. MacHale 2009

  • I encountered a revivor who had escaped from a Ravinian prison.

    The Soldiers of Halla D. J. MacHale 2009

  • If she had returned at a later time, that revivor would have died before meeting her.

    The Soldiers of Halla D. J. MacHale 2009

  • If she had returned at a later time, that revivor would have died before meeting her.

    The Soldiers of Halla D. J. MacHale 2009

  • I encountered a revivor who had escaped from a Ravinian prison.

    The Soldiers of Halla D. J. MacHale 2009

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  • More commonly reviver.

    November 19, 2010