Wakening

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. They were too much ashamed to bring any wakening of the process against Janet. - Sir W. Scott.

Noun

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wakening - the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most" Synonyms: awakening, waking up

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.)

arousal, arouse, awake, awaken, awakening, come alive, reveille, rousing, wake, wake up, waken, waking up