Which of the following words is closest in meaning to “Reclamation”?

Reclamation means the recovery of something lost or taken.

• Correct answer - recovering possession: it has the same meaning as Reclamation.
• declaration: a formal statement - wrong, it does not mean the same as Reclamation.
• passing of new law: the enacting of a new law - wrong, it does not mean the same as Reclamation.
• proposal: a suggestion put forward - wrong, it does not mean the same as Reclamation.