Reconstruction (law)
WordNet
noun
(1) The activity of constructing something again
(2) Recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall
(3) An interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence
(4) The period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877
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Proper noun
- A period of United States history, from approximately 1865 to 1877, during which the nation attempted to resolve issues resulting from the U.S. Civil War.