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reclaim

verb appropriate, develop, get back, rebuild, recall, recover, redeem, reestablish, regain, regenerate, reinstate, reoccupy, replevin, replevy, repossess, retake, retrieve
Associated concepts: reclaim land
See also: claim, collect, cure, demand, fix, meliorate, purge, reconstruct, recoup, recover, redeem, reform, rehabilitate, renew, repair, repossess, rescue

RECLAIM. To demand again, to insist upon a right; as, when a defendant for a consideration received from the plaintiff, has covenanted to do an act, and fails to do it, the plaintiff may bring covenant for the breach, or assumpsit to reclaim the consideration. 1 Caines, 47.

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Oral reclamation is permitted under the laws of most states.
The burden is on the reclaiming seller to establish to the bankruptcy court's satisfaction that its reclamation rights remain valid under both state law and Section 546(c) of the Bankruptcy Code.
Most states allow reclamation only to vendors who were unaware of the debtor's insolvency at the time they shipped the goods.
Reclamation rights can be dissipated under state law if the debtor sells, uses, or disposes of the goods before the reclamation demand is made.
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