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adoption — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • acceptance noun The act of agreeing to receive, believe, or approve of something.
  • adoption noun The legal process of taking a child into your family as your own.
  • passing adjective Lasting only briefly; temporary.

Senses

adoption is used for these senses in English:

  • acceptance The state of being accepted.
  • acceptance (law) An agreeing to the action, proposals, or terms of another by some act which results in the conclusion of a legally binding contract; the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought, or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking of possession of a thing as owner.
  • passing (legal) The act of approving a bill etc. [from 15th c.]

acceptance — full definition

  1. noun The act of agreeing to receive, believe, or approve of something.
  2. noun The state of being included or welcomed by others.

adoption — full definition

  1. noun The legal process of taking a child into your family as your own.
  2. noun The act of starting to use or accept something, such as a method, technology, or plan.

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