reconvey

[ ree-kuhn-vey ]

/ ˌri kənˈveɪ /

to convey again.

to convey back to a previous position or place.

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First recorded in 1500–10; re- + convey

re·con·vey·ance, noun

Spurred by public criticism the Common Council demanded its reconveyance.
History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I|Myers Gustavus
It means restoration or reconveyance of the thing originally ceded, and so the gentleman from Delaware acknowledged.
Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.)|Various
This would be a palpable fraud and a court would, if requested, order the reconveyance of the land and return of the money.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles