(UK, legal) revival of a suit which is abated by the death or marriage of any of the parties.
1962 [https://web.archive.org/web/20121025084500/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1962/en/act/pub/0029/sec0002.html Statute Law Revision (Pre-Union Irish Statutes) Act, 1962 §2(2)] Irish Statute Book, No. 29 of 1962:
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(Ireland, legal) revival into force of a statute which had previously been repealed.
: Where any enactment not repealed by this Act has been confirmed, revived or perpetuated by any enactment hereby repealed, such confirmation, revivor or perpetuation shall not be affected by the repeal.
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