reclassification

[ree-klas-uh-fi-kay-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of reclassifying something, or the new category or status assigned to it by this act.

Example Sentences

Banks must comply with the new guidelines this year, which has led to a sweeping reclassification of banks’ commercial loans—reflecting more lending to NDFIs than was previously understood.

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First came the reclassification — Arenas skipped his senior year of high school to join USC.

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And some experts query how effective reclassification would be.

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The FDA has since classified the recall as a Class 1 risk, similar to a recent recall reclassification involving a Costco product.

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A change to the law in Scotland has allowed similar legal reclassification of ports there.

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