A passing of responsibility for a piece of legislation, a constitutional amendment or some other public issue to the public at large to vote upon;the vote in such an issue. See also initiative. n. reformation A rewriting of a deed or contract that does not express what was actually agreed upon, only when it can be demonstrated in a clear and convincing manner that a mutual mistake was made. There will be no rewriting if the mistake was made by one party only, unless it was caused by the other...