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reservation — res·er·va·tion n 1: the act or an instance of reserving reservation of rights 2: the creation by and for a grantor of a new right or interest (as an easement) in real property granted to another; also: the right or interest so created or the… … Law dictionary
Reservation — Res er*va tion (r?z ?r v? sh?n), n. [Cf. F. r[ e]servation, LL. reservatio. See {Reserve}.] 1. The act of reserving, or keeping back; concealment, or withholding from disclosure; reserve. A. Smith. [1913 Webster] With reservation of an hundred… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reservation — • The restriction in certain cases by a superior of the jurisdiction ordinarily exercised by an inferior Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Reservation Reservation … Catholic encyclopedia
Reservation — may refer to:* Indian reservation, in the United States * Indian reserve, in Canada * Reservation (law), a caveat to a treaty * Reservation in India, a government policy imposing quotas for political representation * Reservation of the Sacrament … Wikipedia
reservation — res‧er‧va‧tion [ˌrezəˈveɪʆn ǁ zər ] noun [countable] TRAVEL an arrangement in which a place on a plane, in a hotel, in a restaurant etc is kept for a customer who will arrive later; = booking Bre: • Every passenger is guaranteed a seat without a … Financial and business terms
reservation — [n1] condition, stipulation catch, circumscription, demur, doubt, fine print*, grain of salt*, hesitancy, kicker*, provision, proviso, qualification, restriction, scruple, skepticism, string*, strings*, terms; concepts 646,711 Ant. openness… … New thesaurus
reservation — [rez΄ər vā′shən] n. [ME < ML reservatio] 1. the act of reserving or that which is reserved; specif., a) a withholding of a right, interest, etc. b) that part of a deed or contract which provides for this ☆ c) public land set aside for some… … English World dictionary
reservation — late 14c., act of reserving, from M.Fr. reservation, from L.L. reservationem (nom. reservatio), from L. reservatus, pp. of reservare (see RESERVE (Cf. reserve)). U.S. Indian tribe sense is recorded from 1789, originally in reference to the Six… … Etymology dictionary
Reservation — ist das in der Schweizer Standardsprache anstelle von Reservierung gebrauchte Wort ein mittelalterlicher Rechtsbegriff die Bezeichnung für Reservate der Indianer in den USA, siehe Indianerreservat Diese Seite ist eine … Deutsch Wikipedia
Reservation — (lat.), ein Vorbehalt, der bei dem Abschluß eines Rechtsgeschäfts gemacht wird, z. B. wenn jemand einem andern das Eigentum von einem Grundstück überträgt und sich daran den Nießbrauch reserviert. Im Kirchenrecht versteht man darunter Rechte… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Reservation — Reservation, Reservat, lat. dtsch., Vorbehalt; in der Rechtssprache jedes besondere Recht, dessen Ausübung der ordentliche Gewalthaber od. Berechtigte sich ausschließlich vorbehielt, als er seine Befugnisse einem andern übertrug. – Reservationes… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
