Devolvidos

Devolvidos is the plural form of devolvido, a Portuguese adjective and noun meaning "returned" or "restored." The term derives from the verb devolver, which means to give back, restore, or return something to its owner or previous state. In everyday Portuguese, devolvidos can describe objects, documents, or goods that have been returned to a supplier or claimant, such as itens devolvidos (returned items) or documentos devolvidos (returned documents).

As a noun, devolvido or devolvidos can refer to people who have been returned or repatriated, often in contexts such as immigration, humanitarian relief, or administrative procedures. In these uses, the phrase os devolvidos may denote a group of individuals who have been sent back to their country of origin or to a previous place of residence. The exact meaning can vary by country, legal framework, and historical period.

In common practice, devolvidos is encountered in logistics and commerce to label returns processing, in legal and administrative texts to describe repatriation or return of persons, and in everyday language to denote items that have been returned to owners or vendors. The term emphasizes the action of returning rather than creating or preserving new ownership.

See also: devolução, devolvido, retorno, repatriação.