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reentry

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re·en·try also re-en·try  (r-ntr)
n. pl. re·en·tries also re-en·tries
1. The act of reentering.
2. Law The recovery of possession under a right reserved in a previous property transaction.
3. Games
a. The act of regaining the lead by taking a trick in bridge and whist.
b. The card that will take a trick and thus regain the lead.
4. Aerospace The return of a missile or spacecraft into Earth's atmosphere.
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Noun1.reentry - the act of entering againreentry - the act of entering again            
return - the act of going back to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp"


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Given the number of inmates being released from incarceration back into the community, and the high rate of rearrest among these individuals, offender reentry programs have received a good deal of attention in recent years.
9781606922880 Criminal reform; prisoner reentry into the community.
Beginning in about 2000, the term reentry started coming into the lexicon, but reentry has been around as long as there have been inmates released from prison.
 
 
 
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