The following definitions are applicable to this article: 1. 'Reversal' by an appellate court of a judgment, sentence or order of another court means the vacating of such judgment, sentence or order. 2. 'Modification' by an appellate court of a judgment or order of another court means the vacating of a part thereof and affirmance of the remainder. 3. 'Corrective action' means affirmative action taken or directed by an appellate court upon reversing or modifying a judgment, sentence or order of another court, which disposes of or continues the case in a manner consonant with the determinations and principles underlying the reversal or modification.
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