Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics. Lamarck's second broad claim was, acquired traits are inherited by offspring. Lamarck's second tenet is that this evolution of species occurs by the inheritance of acquired characteristics (like Ms. Intergalactic's strength). We now know that this is incorrect, but let's examine what Lamarck meant by 'acquired characteristics.'.
It depends on the company making the refund... but I've waited no longer than 2 days. Usually between 24 hours to 5 working days. on average, a 'credit' to your debit card takes just as long a 'debit' on your card. but it does depend on the merchant or store thats processing the transaction. I've waited up to two weeks.
In the past I used an account at a third party credit card processor where purchases were captured on a pre-authorization basis. It was down to me to complete the credit card processing within 72 hours or lose the sale. I was able to screen the sales and prevent the capturing of sales that were obviously fraudulent. Also, any sales that were refunded immediately I simply didn't complete the process for and eventually the pre-authorization lapsed.