reconvey

[ ree-kuhn-vey ]

/ ˌri kənˈveɪ /

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verb (used with object)

to convey again.

to convey back to a previous position or place.

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Origin of reconvey

First recorded in 1500–10; re- + convey

re·con·vey·ance, noun

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
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
By mere operation of law, therefore, payment of the mortgage when due revested title in the mortgagor without reconveyance.
Commercial Law|Samuel Williston, Richard D. Currier, and Richard W. Hill
Spurred by public criticism the Common Council demanded its reconveyance.
History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I|Myers Gustavus