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n. the taking of a child into one's family, creating a parent to ...
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Adoption is the legal and voluntary taking and treating of the child of other parents as one’s own in so far as provided by the laws of the country. By means of a judicial process, whether related or [..]
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Usual parliamentary term for approval of conference report. 
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A process whereby a person becomes a member of another family. This process must create a genuine parent-child relationship that permanently severs the legal ties to the child’s biological parents or [..]
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mid-14c., from Old French adopcion or directly from Latin adoptionem (nominative adoptio), noun of action from past participle stem of adoptare "chose for oneself, take by choice, select, adopt,& [..]
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    Approval or acceptance by a house; applied to amendments, resolutions, and joint resolutions. This is in contrast to "pass", which means to enact a bill by the required number of votes.
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Adoption [N] [T] [B] [S]the giving to any one the name and place and privileges of a son who is not a son by birth. Natural. Thus Pharaoh's daughter adopted Moses ( Exodus 2:10 ), and Mordecai Es [..]
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The final confirmation of a development plan or Local Development Document status by a local planning authority (LPA).
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There is no formal procedure for adoption in Judaism, but one who raises another person's child is acknowledged as the parent in many important ways.
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Approval of the final text of a convention by the committee which wrote it. It is then open for signatures, ratification or accession.
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A court procedure by which an adult becomes the legal parent of someone who is not the adult's biological child. An adoption decree creates a parent-child relationship recognized for all legal pu [..]
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the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance" a legal proceeding that cre [..]
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When a child is adopted they become a member of their new adoptive family legally and they stop being legally related to their birth family. Adoption therefore changes a child's legal relationshi [..]
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The decision to buy or use a product, service or platform. A consumer considers and weighs information available to them and makes read more:
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the giving to any one the name and place and privileges of a son who is not a son by birth.(1.) Natural. Thus Pharaoh's daughter adopted Moses (Ex. 2:10), and Mordecai Esther (Esther 2:7).(2.) Na [..]
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an expression used by St. Paul in reference to the present and prospective privileges of Christians. (Romans 8:15,23; Galatians 4:5; Ephesians 1:5) He probably alludes to the Roman custom by which a p [..]
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the lawful procedure required to place a child into the care of a family that is not of birth origin to them for forever. Private adoptions require the records be sealed, and in many state, never open [..]
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A legal process in which the rights, privileges, and duties of caring for a child are transferred from the natural parent(s) to another individual or couple.
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An agreement that a specific textbook will be used for teaching purposes in a state-supported educational institution (school, college, or university). Government approval is required for textbook ado [..]
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Approval or acceptance; usually applied to amendments, committee reports or resolutions.
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Legal process pursuant to state statute in which a child's legal rights and duties toward his natural parents are terminated and similar rights and duties toward his adoptive parents are substitu [..]
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Approval or acceptance of motions, amendments or resolutions.
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Adoption law is generally governed under state law. All 50 states have statutes governing adoption; the process by which a legal parent-child relationship is created between individuals not biological [..]
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(n) the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception(n) a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privil [..]
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A court action in which an adult assumes legal and other responsibilities for another, usually a minor.
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The adoption is the formal act by which the form and content of a proposed treaty text are established. As a general rule, the adoption of the text of a treaty takes place through the expression of the consent of the states participating in the treaty-making process. Treaties that are negotiated within an international organization will usually be [..]
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Adoption is the act where the rights and responsibilities of a child are given to adopters, while the responsibilities and rights of the natural or birth parents end.
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When a country adopts IFRS, it is often necessary to publish the IFRS Standards in the official gazette, and allow them to be freely accessed and distributed. The IFRS Foundation recognises this, and will work with the entity that has the legal authority to set financial reporting standards to ensure that copyright restrictions on the material adop [..]
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n. adopción
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In family law, the act or process of taking another person's natural child as one's own. The child then becomes the adopting parent's legal child as if the child were the adopting parent's natural child, while the natural parent loses all rights and obligations with respect to the child.
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In family law, the act or process of one person taking another person's natural child as his or her own. The child then becomes the adopting parent's legal child, as if the child were the adopting parent's natural child. The child's biological parent loses all rights and obligations with respect to the child.
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When a parent, other than the genetic parent, raises or cares for the young of another bird. More info.
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See Orphan
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Formally receiving custody of a child.
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See Orphan.
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See Orphan
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Voluntary acceptance of a Child of other Parents to be as one's own Child, usually with legal confirmation.
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Voluntary acceptance of a child of other parents to be as one's own child, usually with legal confirmation.
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A process in which a rescued pet is placed into a permanent home.
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to choose or take as one's own; make one's own by selection or assent. To adopt a pet.
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The act of accepting a child (or adult) born to another person as one's own with all the rights and responsibilities of parenthood.
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The way to make the relationship between a parent and child legal when they are not related by blood.
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The statutory process whereby the parental rights and duties of natural parents in relation to a child are extinguished and vested in adopters.
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Legally taking into one’s family a youth whose biological parents have terminated their parental rights. A youth’s adopted parents have all the powers and privileges of a natural parent. One can be ad [..]
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The legal process by which a child becomes the child of the adopting parent and ceases to be the child of any person who was its parent before the adoption.
Source: courts.sa.gov.au

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n. the taking of a child into one's family, creating a parent to child relationship, and giving him or her all the rights and privileges of one's own child, including the right to inherit as [..]
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Voluntary acceptance of a child of other parents to be as one's own child, usually with legal confirmation. (12 Dec 1998)
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A legal process in which an individual becomes the legal parent of another's child. The source of an adopted child-e.g., whether from a licensed placement agency or otherwise-is not a factor in d [..]
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When a plan has statutory force. Usually confirmed by a legal notice in a local paper.  
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1) Adoption by a country of an international agreement refers to the process of its  incorporation into the domestic legal system, through signature, ratification or any other  process required under national law. 2) Adoption by the international community of an international agreement is the formal act by  which the form and content of a proposed [..]
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adoption (voluntary acceptance of a child of other parents to be the same as one's own child)
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When a child is placed into the permanent care of a person who isn’t their natural parent.
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Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person's biological or legal parent or parents. Legal adoptions permanently transfer all rights and [..]
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Adoption, in Christian theology, is the admission of a believer into the family of God. In the Reformed ordo salutis ("order of salvation"), adoption is usually regarded as a step immediately subseque [..]
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Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person's biological or legal parent or parents. Legal adoptions permanently transfer all rights and [..]
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In computing, adoption means the transfer (conversion) between an old system and a target system in an organization (or more broadly, by anyone). If a company works with an old software system, it may [..]
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Adoption (Hungarian: Örökbefogadás) is a 1975 Hungarian drama film directed by Márta Mészáros. It tells the story of Kata, a lonely middle-aged female factory worker, who becomes interested in neglec [..]
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Adoption usually refers to the legal act of permanently placing a child with a relative or non-biological (adoptive) parents other than the biological (natural) parents. Adoption may also refer to: A [..]
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Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person's biological or legal parent or parents. Legal adoptions permanently transfer all rights and [..]
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Adoption (apadrinamiento in Spanish, apadrinament in Catalan, parrainage in French) of a farm plant or animal is a method of commercial sponsorship in the farming and cattle raising sector. Any kind o [..]
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