The company promised to 'reinstate' [='rehire'] the employees that had been laid off.
The court case was dismissed by the judge but 'reinstated' [='reopened'] on appeal.
After his name was cleared, he was 'reinstated' as committee chairperson.
(..) I also know that you have taken the crown of Mercia from her head. I had no choice. None. No one in Mercia was ever going to accept her as Queen again. Even had I wanted to reinstate... But you didn't want to, did you? You'd worked it out before with Waerferth. Everything had been arranged. - Yes. (..)2016 TvShow: Vikings Title: Portage Season: 4 Episode 8