1.Definition: 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)

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2.Definition: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

"Its adoption by society", "The proposal found wide acceptance"

Related Noun(s):acceptance, acceptation, espousal

Category: General

3.Definition: the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source

Category: General