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Redeem

To buy back. To liberate an qstate or article from mortgage or pledge by paying the debt for which it stood as secu-rity. To repurchase in a literal sense; as, to redeem one's land from a tax-sale. See Max-well v. Foster, 67 S. C. 877, 45 8. E. 927; Mlller v. Ratterman, 47 Ohlo St 141, 24 N. E. 496; Swearingen ▼. Roberts, 12 Neb. 833, 11 N. W. 825; Pace ▼. Bartles, 47 N. J. Eq. 170, 20 Ati. 352

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)