adoption

Definition

• 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 privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)

Word forms

Plural

adoptions

Example sentences

1. n.

   The adoption of the new policy improved employee satisfaction.

2. n.

   After a long process, they finally completed the adoption of a child.