Wakening
Wak´en`ing
| n. | 1. | The act of one who wakens; esp., the act of ceasing to sleep; an awakening. |
| 2. | (Scots Law) The revival of an action. |
| Noun | 1. |  wakening - the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most" |
WAKENING, Scotch law. The revival of an action.
2. An action is said to sleep, when it lies over, not insisted on for a
year in which case it is suspended. 4, t. 1, n. 33. With us a revival is by
scire facias. (q.v.)