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adoption
n. taking of a child as one's own; act of adopting; state of being adopted; (Legal) court proceeding according to which an adult becomes the legal parent of a child who is not his/her biological child; acceptation, act of accepting with approval; positive acceptance


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Adoption
Adoption is the legal act of permanently placing a child with a parent or parents other than the birth mother or father. An adoption order has the effect of severing the parental responsibilities and rights of the birth parents and transferring those responsibilities and rights onto the adoptive parent(s). After the finalization of an adoption, there is no legal difference between adopted children and those born to the parents. There are several kinds of adoption, which can be defined both by effect (e.g., whether the adoption is open or closed, see below) and by location and the origin of the child (i.e., domestic or international adoption).
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Adoption 1. of alien young. Individual dams of all species may adopt strange neonates, and some ewes will even attempt to poach from others, but [more]Adoption - Community and Resources

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adoption
Noun
1. the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"
(synonym) acceptance, acceptation, espousal
(hypernym) blessing, approval, approving
(hyponym) embrace, bosom
(derivation) adopt, follow, espouse
2. a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)
(hypernym) proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
(derivation) adopt, take in
(classification) law, jurisprudence
3. the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"
(synonym) borrowing
(hypernym) appropriation
(hyponym) naturalization, naturalisation
(derivation) adopt, borrow, take over, take up


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Adoption (die)
n. adoption, taking of a child as one's own

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