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Redintegratio

Redintegratio is a Latin legal term that denotes restoration or reintegration to a former state after an interruption or deprivation. The word combines red- (again, back) with integrare (to restore, make whole) and is primarily used in historical legal contexts.

In Roman law and later civil-law traditions, redintegratio referred to the restoration of a person or their

In canon law, redintegratio describes the reintegration of a person into the ecclesiastical community after penalties

Today, redintegratio is largely a historical or scholarly term. Modern legal systems usually express the idea

See also: restoration of rights, reinstatement, rehabilitation, reintegration.

rights
following
a
period
of
disability,
punishment,
or
interruption
of
legal
capacity.
The
concept
served
to
describe
the
reestablishment
of
lawful
status,
capacity,
or
remedies
that
had
been
impaired
by
interdicts,
minority,
or
other
legal
disabilities.
In
scholarly
discussions,
it
is
often
invoked
as
an
umbrella
for
the
procedural
and
substantive
processes
by
which
rights
or
status
are
regained.
such
as
excommunication
or
interdict,
typically
through
a
process
of
penance
or
reconciliation
with
church
authority.
This
usage
reflects
the
broader
notion
of
restoring
communion
and
access
to
ecclesiastical
rights.
through
terms
like
restoration,
reinstatement,
rehabilitation,
or
reactivation
of
rights
and
status.
The
concept
remains
of
interest
in
the
study
of
legal
history
and
Latin
terminology.