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vt<\/p><\/dt>\n

1<\/b> :<\/b> to take voluntarily (a child of other parents) as one’s own child esp. in compliance with formal legal procedures see also equitable adoption<\/a>
2<\/b> :<\/b> to take or accept as if one’s own [[the company] ed<\/i> the signature on the financing statement “Barber-Greene Co. v. Nat’l City Bank of Minneapolis<\/i>, 816 F.2d 1267 (1987)”]
3<\/b> :<\/b> to accept formally and put into effect [ a constitutional amendment]
adopt·able [ə-dÄ p-tə-bəl]
adj<\/i>
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adopt·abil·i·ty [ə-dÄ p-tə-bi-lə-tē]
adv<\/i>
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adop·tion [ə-dÄ p-shən]
n<\/i>
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Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law \u00a91996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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