Reclaiming

Reclaiming, the action of a lord pursuing, pro-secuting, and recalling his vassal, who had gone to live in another place without his permission. Also the demanding of a thing or person to be delivered up or surrendered to the princeor State it properly belongs to, when by some irregular means it has come into the possession of another.

The procedure of appeal to the Inner House from the Outer House of the Court of Session in Scotland (except in jury cases).